Dear blog friends,
I went to Paris last week. 
The weather was really quite mild for middle of February. I love the avenues of bare winter trees in front of the elegant buildings. Above is the Hotel des Invalides.
Our daughter Grace came with me.
We figured Paris out together.
Even in February, people sit outside to have coffee. In the above photo, we are at the cafe attached to the famous English bookstore, Shakespeare and Company. We could see Notre Dame.
My friend Marjan came from The Netherlands for a day. We have been friends for over 50 years.
The reason I went to Paris was to view the estrelas of Olga de Amaral (above). I will soon write about Olga de Amaral's large retrospective at the Cartier foundation in Paris in Modernist Aesthetic.
On the last day, I walked from our hotel to the Jardin du Luxembourg.
I found a bench there and watched people walk past, children play football, elders play petanque or chess, and several sets of friends share picnics.
I had my stitching with me. Stitching always helps me to feel at home no matter where I am, and as a bonus, it holds the time and the memories. I will always think of Paris when I touch and see this piece.
Wish you were here.
love, Judy
8 comments:
what an amazing study in red, white, and black in the first picture (not to mention the cafe au lait and croissant) ... no wonder you are Mona Lisa smiling ... and oh, your stitching on a Paris bench ... you'll always have Paris!!!
I wish I were there too! 😁 I’ve never been outside of the United States.
That 1st photo ! Tres Chic ! You and your daughter are adorable !
Thank you Sharron! I wanted a reason to talk about the hat I’m wearing in the first photo. It was made by Sudbury textile artist Ann Suzuki, who passed away during the pandemic in 2021. I went to her studio and we chose this hat together. Every time I wear it I think of her with great respect and allow her hands to touch me a little, and make me feel elegant. Xo
Judy~ How stunning and coordinated you look in the first pic. How funny to see the trees, when I just noticed a grouping of bare trees this week too. They jumped out at me. Your travels remind me of when I went to London with my mom in 2002. We treasured the memories as I'm sure you and Grace will. To sit and stitch and watch the world go by sounds lovely...and a friend of so many years is a huge gift. Your travels are so uplifting.
The hat ! Paris gave me a reason to wear this hand made hat made by Ann Suzuki from Sudbury. The little quilt I had with me in Paris is folded up now, but I know that I will return to it and that Paris will be there, in its soft fabrics. Thank you Liz for your comment. X
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Going to Paris with my daughter was a beautiful experience. A treasured memory already. Thanks for taking the time to comment xoxo
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