Madeline and I stopped at a cafe for coffee before a quick stop at Le Bon Marche. We made a few small purchases that included the Paris versus New York book and a few letterpress notes with our initials that were just too beautiful to pass up.
Across the street is the Food Hall at Le Bon Marche. Look at all that butter! Pass the bread please!
A rather quick visit to The Louvre before heading home. The great thing about getting away is how wonderful home sounds. And it’s impossible not to think of all those affected by the terrible events in Boston as well as those suffering in Texas.
Day seven and I think I’m driving my family a little crazy…taking photos everywhere, but how can I resist? I love pink in the spring and especially in Paris!
Our innkeeper told us that every morning there are several markets in town. Through a passageway and to the right…those were the directions. Two minutes later…there you go. Everything your palate could imagine was right there. I just wanted to buy everything, but instead we bought cheese and bread for the train.
Driving through the countryside, on the train and walking the streets…I am reminded how the French seem to have the perfect shade of color on their doors, shutters, gates, walls… Whether it’s blue, green, lavender, pink, yellow….it’s the perfect shade anytime of day. I don’t know what it is, but I love all the colors and the patina of them too.
A beautiful day in Aix-en-Provence, an outdoor cafe and coffee…a perfect moment.
Throughout the day we had a beautiful lunch, crepes, coffee, gelato and then on the way out of town we spotted a truck at the edge of a vineyard…serving pizza. They actually had a brick oven in the truck. We bought one and arrived back in Aix around 10pm. Everything in town was closed and the streets were quiet. It was the perfect dinner at the end of an amazing day. 
We arrived in France yesterday and today we spent a beautiful day in the sea side town of Cassis. I snapped these at the very end of the day…that magic time of day when the light casts deep shadows and there’s this amazing glow. I love the colors of France.
Today is my son’s 14th birthday. He was born at the perfect time of year for someone with a profound passion for baseball….watching, playing…everything baseball. He’s a huge Yankees fan and by the 14th year of coming up with original baseball themed celebrations, I was starting to run out of ideas. So this year, the theme is “Pinstripes.” It’s amazing how easy it is to work around a theme once you have it, everything from straws to cake to washi tape to plates and candles…all blue and white pinstripes…for the New York Yankees, of course!
I have been wanting to try the engineer prints from Staples for a while…I chose a few from over the years of Patrick’s young baseball career and had them made all for around $10. A few weeks ago, Paula of Two Ellie made them for for her son’s 6th birthday and went with the even larger size. I think I’ll try that next time…check her darling party out here.
It seems like we went from winter to summer in a matter of a couple of days. I have the windows and doors open and the trees are flowering all over town. I love this feeling of spring and the afternoon light.
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