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Thursday, May 26, 2011

Bonjour Happiness

0 comments Posted by pece at 8:40 AM

Bonjour Happiness, watercolor sketch on Etsy, 9" x 11"

A week ago I went to hear Jamie Cat Callan talk about her newest book on finding your inner 'Frenchiness'...

'Bonjour Happiness'

Jamie was recently injured in her car (by a possibly texting driver) but she reminded us, "You can still have joi de vie whilst hobbling around in a leg cast". Jamie is nothing if not an optimist.

The French have recently adopted the cheesecake as a favorite dessert...

But they've always had the best 'cheesecake' of all - matching lingerie. Jamie says"your lingerie MUST match and be frilly' or just furgettaboutit if you wanna find your inner French girl.

Jamie proceeded to do 'French' scarf demo for us...

Luckily there was a REAL French girl present to concur with Jamies' scarf instructions. Jamie says,"DO NOT ever wear your scarf the way the sales guy in the street shows you" Non JAMAIS! Wrong, wrong, wrong. French Girl agreed this is not correct.

Jamie says, "French people do not have an expression for 'the pursuit of happiness'." They do not chase after it. Rather they take things slowly. Jamie says, "You must cultivate your own 'secret garden'. That place where you can refresh your senses and recoup. Jamie says, "Learn the French shrug when presented with a difficult situation. Simply shrug your shoulders casually and say, "C'est la vie."

Bien sur there were macarons on hand (merci Mad Mac).

I had to ask Jamie what she thought of French men, since the DSK episode had just occured. Jamie said, "That's in the next book."

I shrugged and said, "C'est la vie..."

BONJOUR HAPPINESS

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Golden Hook

0 comments Posted by pece at 8:09 AM

Is it possible for the Parisien l'esharpe/scarf to get any bigger than it already is?

Oui! Absolutement oui!
Knitting is HUGE in Paris right now, so get out your needles.

BHV's vitrines were full of balls of wool and hand-knitted scarves waiting for crafty Parisiens...

If you haven't heard of Golden Hook, here's your chance.

Golden Hook is a bunch of les French grand-meres who will knit anything your heart desires in whatever color you dream of. You can even choose the grand-mere you would like to do the knitting.

Or you could turn up at BHV and take knitting lecons and DIY directly from les grand-meres.

There are a gazillion knitting books out on French Amazon for the DIYers who read French. I even saw a girl knitting in the Metro station, but forgot to take a picture - Eeeek!

Of course les vitrines/shop windows are full of hand-knitted items...

Winter hats included. And Parisiens are notorious for not wearing hats in zero temperatures (which they may be having right this minute...)

French bebes have always worn knits, but now it's a must-do.

As for Paris dogs, their knitted winter scarves and coats are being tricotee toute a suite.

BONJOUR PARIS KNITTERS!!

Sunday, June 6, 2010

Liberty of London

0 comments Posted by pece at 9:18 PM

Christine in Anglet said...J'adore la photo de la porte rose du dentiste! When we were in London a while back we saw Bentleys sitting out front matching the doors in the same revissante colors.

No matching Bentleys seen yet Christine, but this gum pink roadster certainment belongs to Fridays dentiste n'est-ce pas?

You absolutely must have a proper scarf, if you insist upon tearing around London in an open car and the best place to get it is of course...

Liberty of London on Regent street. Don't even think about looking elsewhere.

Small and compact, you can easily and quite happily waste an afternoon going from floor to floor. There are only 'lifts' by the way. Don't bother searching for escalators. Libertys is too small for that sort of thing.

Do not get the idea that Libertys is oldie worldie. Not at all!

Fashion-wise Liberty is absolutement au courant and cool and hip etc. And rather high end.

Hats are everywhere, so come prepared. London is keeping Panama in business.

How appropriate the teacups are sitting atop hat boxes.

There's an entire floor devoted to teacups at Libertys.

These are vintage deco and each is a different design.

Prices are not all that bad either...

How clever of Liberty to display books amidst the cups?

There's a slew of 'Ladies' books as well. How-tos for young things so they won't make horrid errors out in society. Titles such as, Don'ts For Gardeners, Never Explain Never Complain Never do Anything Eccentric, Nanny's Wisdom, Etiquette for Coffee Lovers, Ettiquette for Gentlemen, Mangles Mops and Feather Brushes, Why Not Eat Insects etc. are essential if you're going to do the right thing no doubt...

Repettos has kindly collaborated with Liberty using their famous mille fleur prints to create darling yet very comfortable shoes.

And don't forget to stop in Libertys huge bath department on the 3rd floor. Everything and more you could possibly dream of for a lovely, long soothing bath you'll require, once you get home from rushing around town.

Mille fleur showercaps are a must-have while you're enjoying a good soak in the tub...

I was too late for Libertys tea salon, but it looked such fun.

If you're planning on stepping out in the evening, whatever you do, do not get yourself up like a 'dog's dinner'. There must be a book at Libertys on avoiding such horrors. Of course I am madly busy framing my bits and pieces to hang at the 'Private View' tomorrow. If you're planning on attending, do make sure you tell me.

Well Talley Ho etc.!