Trompe-l'oeil
Trompe l’œil Pizza Shop in Rouen, Normandy The pizza sign is real, but the windows are not. Seen in Rouen.
Books, Marchés
On Saturdays and Sundays, there is a marché dedicated to antique and used books (livres d’occasion) in the 15th arrondissement. It’s inside covered pavilions which was nice since I visited on a day with intermittent showers. It’s located on the site...
History, Paris Shopping
It was a rainy day in Paris when I passed by a charming umbrella store that repairs the ‘parapluies à Paris’. It’s located in narrow Passage l’Ancre in the third arrondissement. Ancre means ‘anchor’ and the maritime reference dates...
Transportation
As part of a Blog Hop, I’ve made two coin purses. Madame Samm and Katherine shared the pattern and instructions to those willing to post a photo of the finished product. The first is a Paris Metro Ticket coin purse.As part of a Blog Hop, I’ve made two coin purses....
French Language
I found this word thanks to my dog, Olivia. She chews everything in sight. We’ve gone through quite a few dog toys, not to mention two remote controls, five dog beds, two brand new area rugs and much more. So I bought a new toy to distract her: Et voila, there...
