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A taste of France
Many years ago, a friend gave me a birthday present consisting of three small objects, with a card that read: “What every young woman needs: a car, a taste of France, and a chance at a million.” The car was … Continue reading
Posted in Paris flea markets, Paris food, Paris history, Paris popular culture, World War I
Tagged absinthe, anise, fennel, pastis, Paul Verlaine, Pernod, Ricard, tarragon
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Make do and mend
I took my umbrella to Paris in March. It was not that I needed it to keep off the rain. It was so that I could do something with it in Paris I could not do in Canada: get it … Continue reading
Posted in Paris flea markets, Paris markets, Paris nostalgia
Tagged apprenticeship, Atelier Cerami'K, brocante, campagnonnage, guilds, Musée du Compagnonnage, Passage de l’Ancre Royale, Patrimoine Vivant, Pep's, rebus, serrurerie, Sophie Jehan, Thierry Millet, umbrella, vide-grenier, Yves Lapellegerie
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The Twelve Fleas of Christmas
A little less than twelve days before Christmas, my true love and I made a trip to the Marché aux Puces de Clignancourt. It was a chilly December Saturday morning, so the first order of business was to fortify ourselves … Continue reading
Everyday Hats of Paris
While there is a Paris of high fashion, there is also the Paris of everyday life. And what could be more everyday (quotidien) than dry cleaning or having a dress or pair of pants altered? This little bellhop with his … Continue reading
Goosebumps
One day, at a flea market, I bought an old board game called Le Jeu de l’Oie (the Game of the Goose). I was attracted to it because I had seen a reproduction of a similar board in a newspaper … Continue reading
Posted in Paris flea markets, Paris nostalgia, Paris popular culture
Tagged Le Jeu de l'Oie, Monopoly, Snakes and Ladders
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Finding the world in Paris postcards
Last week we showed a picture of a bridge, which was on my list of must-sees in Paris. And I wondered how many of those who flock to the Eiffel Tower also visit the 1867 suspension bridge over the artificial … Continue reading
Posted in Paris bookstores, Paris bridges, Paris flea markets, Paris history, Paris nostalgia, Paris parks, Paris postcards, Paris shops
Tagged Gustave Eiffel, Haussmann, Leonard Pitt, Marché aux Timbres et aux Cartes téléphoniques, Marechal, Montparnasse, Napoleon, Parc des Buttes Chaumont, Passage des Panoramas, Passage Jouffroy, Porte de Vanves, postcards
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Are these the souvenirs I left behind?
Last week’s blog talked about some of the things we have brought home from Paris. But I have also left behind many fascinating and varied things. I have photos of some, but even when I don’t, their memories are still … Continue reading
Posted in Paris bookstores, Paris flea markets, Paris popular culture
Tagged Annie Oakley, Buffalo Bill, Canadian Niagara Power Company, Covering Niagara, Eiffel's Tower, Empires of Light, flea markets, G. Dumont-Lespine, Gustave Eiffel, Jill Jonnes, Mes Recettes de Cuisine electrique, Paul Gaugin, Porte de Vanves, Remi Flachard, Roland Godard, rue du Bac, Tir de salon, Ville de Malakoff
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