Polaroids from Paris: {A Stroll Down Le Canal Saint-Martin}

It has become one of my favorite areas in Paris, though I only give you a glimpse of it's charm, the Canal Saint-Martin is best experienced with warmer weather. When the temperature is comfortable, and the sun is gleaming through the city, I love strolling down the canal along the cobblestone. The crowd of people

 picnic-ing are some of the most interesting to watch. With baguettes, assortment of cheeses, and a variety of different beverages sipped from plastic cups which accompany the "bo-bo" crowd I long to see the sight of Spring. Though there was some activity today along the canal, it was still incredibly evident that winter was still amongst us here is Paris.

Now for Savannah, might I bring up Isabelle's French Word of the Day, and emphasize her suggestion to "prendre un café à la terrasse du Paris Market"

I can just imagine the Savannah Spring season beginning to surface.

Bisous,

Reba

Umbrellas for sale

Thanks for the wonderful display Matt!

French word of the day with Isabelle "Terrasse"

Bonjour! Comment ça va?

France is famous for their café culture. You would be hard pressed to pass a terrace (or sidewalk) café in Paris or Provence without noticing it's unique atmosphere. So today’s word is “Terrasse”, meaning, “Terrace” or sidewalk.

Viens prendre un café à la terrasse du Paris Market = Come to have a coffee at the Paris Market sidewalk café

Au revoir!

-Isabelle

Polaroids from Paris: {Ville de granit et de marbre}

Smaller than Le Pere Lachaise, yet still a considerably size, Cimetiere du Montparnasse still holds it's own, like both Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir, and Serge Gainsbourg with his tombstone well-attended for. It's curious how time passes with such a sense of contentment while strolling through the rows and columns of those whom have passed. I honestly hadn't for a single moment thought, "how drab or how depressing" but instead I found my surrounding to be peaceful and intriguing. In fact, as morbid as this may sound to some, I came out with how I would design my headstone; it would be completely compiled with those lovely ceramic flowers that rest of some of the graves.
Anyway, walking through this little city of granite and marble was interesting and informative to keep it at that.
Bisous,

Reba

French word of the day with Isabelle

Bonjour! Comment ça va?

In France, the children don’t have school on Wednesdays. So today’s word is “Mercredi”, meaning simply “Wednesday”.

Mercredi, c’est le jour des petits = Wednesday, the day for children!

Au revoir!

-Isabelle

Postcards from Paris: {The Sélect Crowd}

We recently had the opportunity to sit in Le Sélect Cafe with Rick Tulka. We people-watched and discussed his inspirations. I think somewhere in our minds we each wished that we had come up with what he thought of.
Oh, the joy of people-watching.

Bisous,

Reba 

Polaroids from Paris: {Le jour de Saint Valentin}

Happy Valentine's Day!

Best romantic wishes of love from the city of it.

Bisous,

Reba

Last Day of Paris Market Valentine's Day Display

Interview with "The Writer in the Window"

Today we are spot lighting the writer Lauren DeRosa, who will be in our store writing original poetry all day. Here is her story:

Polaroids from Paris: {Reoccurring Rendez-Vous on Rue des Rosiers}

All the dear ones who come to visit me can't get enough.
Nor can I.
I can eat a falafel at least three times a week.
That's just what we did.
Aside from the falafels, Le Marais is my favorite neighborhood to walk through. One can count the posts that feature Le Marais as proof.
Really I can't get enough.
Bisous,

Reba