I Miss U all my Blog: L'Ile Flottante

Monday, November 5, 2007

Posted by pece at 6:00 AM

Did you have a dollhouse when you were a kid?

I bought this silver teatray...

On the Ile Saint-Louis at L'Ile Flottante...

And this doll's tea set I bought at the puce...

And all sorts of dollhouse memories came flooding back...

A dollhouse can be a refuge - an escape from reality.

If you happen to have an older and much bigger sister, who isn't thrilled you showed up on the scene, your dollhouse becomes your sanctuary.

Like Alice, you decide to taste the "drink me" bottle.
You become very small and hide inside your dollhouse.

Inside you can dream up anything you want. Your imagination takes off. Out of adversity comes...creativity.

This tiny shop, L'Ile Flotantte on the Ile Saint-Louis is heaven for former and current dollhouse addicts..

If you can't run over there today, take a look at their wonderous website...

Or take the Metro to the Pont Marie stop and just cross the bridge...

I still have this tiny sewing machine - the last remnant of my dollhouse. It never stitched up anything except the fabric of my dreams...

In the end, maybe I should thank my sister.