My daughter Sri and I discovered the most charming florist during our recent visit to Paris this summer. We would walk past this florist every evening on our way to dinner. The tiny florist was breathtakingly beautiful. All they carried were roses. Roses in glorious rich colors. Since we always seemed to walk past the florist late at night on our way to dinner, the shop was always closed. But that didn’t stop me from taking these sensational photos. Continue reading Roses Costes on 239 Rue Saint-Honoré. Paris, France
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The Allure of Paris. A Walking Tour of Cafes, Patisseries, Boutiques, and Chocolatiers
For so many years I’ve heard Paris described as the most romantic city in the world. Cafes on every corner, patisseries to please us, boutiques that excite us, and art to delight us. I have to say this is the first time I truly understood the allure of the city. I think it’s because this is the first time we really explored Paris and the art museums in a leisurely manner. Our plan to cover one museum a day and leave the rest of the afternoon open to explore was the perfect itinerary. It gave us an opportunity to take a break from sightseeing and capture the essence of Paris. To truly appreciate the charm that is Paris, one has to walk. How else can one stumble upon the talked about cafes, patisseries, chocolatiers and boutiques? Continue reading The Allure of Paris. A Walking Tour of Cafes, Patisseries, Boutiques, and Chocolatiers
Art & Paris
With so many art museums in Paris that span thousands of years, art can be sometimes hard to fathom. Yoga, Art, Paris was the premise of this holiday that my daughter Sri and I embarked on in early July through our local Yoga Source studio. Yoga, Art and Paris – such an artistic combination. What better place to see a vast collection of world-renowned art than in Paris? And what better city to practice yoga than in Paris? When one starts off the day with yoga, the mind is open to appreciate any and all art. An open mind is what we had when we toured five renowned art museums in Paris. We loved some art and hated some, but in the end we appreciated all the creativity and work that went into each and every art. Continue reading Art & Paris
Yoga, Art, Paris. A Mother Daughter Parisian Holiday 💐
Bonjour! J’espère que tu as passé un bon weekend. Hello everybody! Hope you had a wonderful weekend and a relaxing 4th of July week. I had an amazing 4th of July week. My daughter Sri and I spent it in beautiful Paris! A one week holiday in Paris to see beautiful art and practice yoga. Does this sound too good to be true?
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June in the Garden
Summer finally arrived in our area in June 🌞 with temperatures warming up into the 70s, 80 and for a few days even in the 90s. In the garden the heat brought into bloom all types of lillies. Asiatic lillies, daylillies, calla lillies, and a couple of oriental lillies. The first flush of rose blooms are over as are nasturtiums which have already set seed and which I pruned down and collected the seeds. Dahlia tubers started leafing out and our veggie plants are getting nice and bushy too. The heat is bringing into bloom so many perennials and plants such as lavenders, fuchsias, carnations, geraniums, and succulents too. Here is a look at my June garden. Continue reading June in the Garden
Postcards from Italy
The twins Anjali and Rani returned home from a school trip to Italy last week. It was so good to have them home 🤗. I asked the kids if they were happy to be back, and I got a shrug of the shoulders – “yeah” and a sigh. I guess I would sigh too if I had to come back home from a fabulous vacation with my friends in Italy, and then start my summer job the next day 😒. On this fun Italy trip the kids visited Naples, Florence, Bologna, and Rome. Here is a look at some of the highlights from the twin’s memorable holiday in Italy. Continue reading Postcards from Italy
June Farmer’s Market Fruits & Veggies
Stopped by the farmer’s market this past weekend to be treated to a colorful smorgasbord of summer fruits and vegetables 🍓🍒🍑🍅🍆🌶. Though I told myself not to take out my phone and start taking photos, I just couldn’t resist. So many gorgeous colorful fruits and vegetables on display – Juicy peaches, nectarines, plums, strawberries, cherries and all sorts of shiny fresh vegetables. It was a fun outing on a glorious warm summer day with a cool breeze. Continue reading June Farmer’s Market Fruits & Veggies
Anjali’s New Herb Patch
Anjali’s herb garden packed with herbs that we can cook with to our hearts content has been the envy of mine for years. Her herb patch always looks full and lush and always and I mean always looks happy 😊🌿🌱🌿. Continue reading Anjali’s New Herb Patch
Marvelous May in the Garden Part II
My marvelous May in the garden continues with more flowers blooming nonstop. It seems all flowers love cool spring like temperatures. Every day that I am out in the garden I see more and more flowers in bloom. Everything from astromeria, geraniums, pelargonium, dianthus, dahlias, freesias, roses, lilies, nasturtiums and even amaryllis and mums are in bloom! Did I forget anything? Probably. Here is a look at what more plants are blooming in my May garden. Continue reading Marvelous May in the Garden Part II
Marvelous May. Fragrant Roses in Bloom🌹
Roses are a absolutely loving our cool May weather, especially my David Austin English roses. Each rose a decadent color with such an intense rose fragrance that one can sink their noses into each flower – just as my Dad was doing when I took these photos 😀🌹. Continue reading Marvelous May. Fragrant Roses in Bloom🌹
