Paris I am sorry!!!!! I apologize for complaining about your sucky weather. I had no idea what I was talking about. Because right now, where I live, it's 110 degrees and I can't even fathom getting out of the house after 9 am.
The heat has taken what was left of my work ethic away. I reason that it's back to school tomorrow so why beat myself up for loafing for a few more days of official summer break. I stayed cool these last few days by watching synchronized swimming. Did you watch it too? Tell me, is it completely ridiculous, or genius? And the outfits and little hats they wear.. and the thick makeup, and the perfect unison, and the little pinchers on the nose, and the gaping mouths? How very strange and awesome.
Another way to cool off is to go through my Paris pictures. I took these pictures on my last trip. My friend Flavia was showing me parts of the city I did not know very well (some pretty louche ones, flavia :)
Fighting our umbrellas and the blustery rain we stumbled upon the Antoine et Lili home shop. (turn down the volume before ckinking or you'll jump out of your seat)
uh ho... color on quay de valmy... how to resist?
Egad! Rice melamine cups!!!
Everything in that store is cute overload
Flavia and I wanted everything, but we settled on a few Rice melamine cups.
That's just a random stairwell. How inviting, somehow...
Here are my rice melamine cups at home. Awesome (methink) on top of my red-polka dot oilcloth bought at the marché Saint Pierre:
Okay, returning to all important task at hand:
Off we go:
(source google images)
Oh yes i was at the dr. Today and I heard about the temp in LA ouch. I love these pics corine and looking forward to walking around Paris in the fall, even in the rain.
Posted by: Nadia | August 13, 2012 at 07:07 PM
antoine et lili yes. synchronized swimming - ehhhhhhh .... not so much. strange yes!
Posted by: mlle paradis | August 14, 2012 at 01:09 PM
The difference is that in LA you have some seriously good AC everywhere you go. When I lived in Paris in 2003 during that very scary heat wave that lasted two weeks, there was NO where really to go to cool off, since the city is not normally this hot. The humidity plus scary temps equaled many deaths!!!
I live in the Bay Area, and when I moved back from France, I swore I would never complain about the heat we get here.
I love Paris with a passion, but oy vey they need to vamp up their AC systems!!
Posted by: Elizabeth Mackey | August 15, 2012 at 11:12 AM
oh my Gosh!! so pretty so kitsch so cute so pink i love them all!! i can't help myself with colors but everything in Antoine et Lily is amazing!!! nice post
Posted by: Vebo | August 30, 2012 at 03:58 PM
Oh, that store is so beyond lovely!
Posted by: Rebekka | September 04, 2012 at 04:34 AM
I love to collect colorful things for my house because this makes my place so lively and attracted.I wish there is a store like that near in my place. They got all I need..
Posted by: non geographic numbers | September 14, 2012 at 01:22 PM