still life

still life with tubular pears, elongated figs, and flat peaches

Foie-Gras balcon in Sarlat :)

gourmet-photos in sarlat

caveman meets castle in castelnaud

cliff city - with warning horns

toulouse la-canoe-trek :)

drive-by justine bakers castle

Jolie Fetes de Meres Mum :)

coffee in prague

la familia in Genoa

le plat de jour in paris

Fête des Mères on June 7 is a French tradition inaugurated by Napoleon and made official in 1950, this day honoring mothers dates back to Ancient Greece.

sardines in the studio

holiday weekend in gay Parie

Hi everyone in blog land, I am the reason for no blogs for a while, Quentin and Ruby have been so busy looking after me,feeding me cheese, sea snails and rabbit pate, no time has been free for keeping you informed about the parisendofcampbellstreet.

It is up to me to keep you up to date of some of the goings on here.

Sunday morning and we set out  for a day out along the Seine under the arches in a batobus (tourist boat) being watched by the large bridge goddesses that glare down from the  central column of each bridge. There were many many Parisiennes along the banks sunbathing including these two boys who were enjoying the sunshine and were able to air their budgie smugglers for the first time this season.

Next idea we have is to go through the park riding on the locally loved and respected bicycle, the Velib, which has to be taken out of  a ’station’ and placed back once you have finished your ride.

The process of obtaining  a Velib took 39 steps (not including the many times I had to start again),  a third of the instructions were in French.

Yes, the photo is sideways…..

Anyhow, we get to the park and its full of sunbathers, row boats , joggers, these very proud parent swans and dogwalkers.

Loving my time with my two great Paris hosts Quentin and Ruby.

A Bientot Delphine.

Delphine in London

full english breakfast with beans and little tiny sausages

I’ll buy it – 200 pounds.

Mists & Moonlight

Chartres take two
There were a few things we missed the first time so now we’ve finish them off.

Tucked away in a residential area is a tiny house turned into a work of art. From 1938 to 1964, Raymond Isidore decorated every surface of his home, inside and out, with broken pieces of china. How he and his wife lived in it I don’t know but it is exquisite to look at. Sadly its decaying and very little seems to be happening to maintain it.

We returned to the restaurant over the river and had that romantic dinner.
The sky misted the rain drizzled but we walked around ’till 1 am trying to take in every installation in the Chartres outdoor light show. To be honest I didn’t expect much, thinking it would be a few coloured lights shining on buildings. Happily I was so wrong.

The variety of installations was great -some were like watching a film, some where psychedelic colours endlessly melting into each other, some were like meeting a time traveller. The camera does not do it justice.

Prahaha

Kate and the Devil, Saturday morning matinee at the State Opera in Prague.

The Phantom of the Opera has vertigo induced by seats in the far back row.

At interval the sun is shining on paddleboats out there on the river ... did you know throwing people out the window is called defenestration ?

fivesies river cruise by paddleboat to watch the sunset

isn't this where they threw the priest off for not telliing the king about the queens confesssion to adultery or something ?

Pierre la Chose – Online Reality Idol

escargeauxblog

As we have been deluged with complaints about  french kissing, gourmet cuisine, and latest fashions in Paree getting in the way of interesting stuff about escargeaux …

While we were in UK  I left Pere Lachoise (our pet snail) in the care of Guilaume, Julien and Arnaut at work. When I told them his name they variously heard Pierre la Chaise (Pierre the Couch) and Pierre la Chose (Stone the Thing). Here are some updates we received from Guillaume while we were away …

Guillaume> Pierre does not seem to go very well today. If you agree, I suggest to release him in some park nearby Ircam …

Quentin>If he looks sick then release him to the wilds to be free in the big wide world !  tear trickles down cheek…..

Guillaume>I think he was thirsty and poisoned by the rottening cucumbers. I have changed his house and I hydrate him regularly. He seems to be fine now, yet sleepy for the time.

Happy Easter

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