February 7, 2015 {38/365} Pâtisseries
"All you need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt!" - Charles Schulz.
Pretty Valentine's pastries at Le Rêve (It's not Paris, but it's close!)
Pâtisseries
French Friday: La Ville d'Amour
February 6, 2014 {37/365} Coeur
« J'ai deux amours, mon pays et Paris. »
French Fridays in February are dedicated to signs of love in the most romantic city in the world!
Style
February 5, 2015 {36/365} Urchins
Once again, Mother Nature reveals herself as a masterful stylist combining color, print, texture, and shine to adorn these lovely sea urchins. Her beautiful pastels and perfect Fibonacci patterns eclipse the work of any grand couturier. Lacking a sandy beach to properly showcase such finery, I opted for the sparkle of powdery, white snow -- a celebration of opposites that transcends the rules of fashion. Natural beauty is never out of season.
Une tache
le 4 février 2015 {35/365} "Une tache"
Des fois, c'est juste une tache, une petite imperfection, qui rend l'ordinaire à l'extraordinaire!
Fatal beauty
February 3, 2015 {34/365}
"Belladonna, n.: In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of the two tongues." - Ambrose Bierce
In keeping what seems to be a theme this week (cherries on Sunday, strawberries yesterday), here is another photo featuring red fruits. Now before you panic, no, I didn't eat any of these beauties! I know that they are belladonna (deadly nightshade). Yet, just as I alluded to last week, on winter days while I love the pure white snow, the velvety gray skies, and the lacy bare branches, I still crave vibrancy. These crimson stunners certainly fit the bill, so feast your eyes!
La Chandeleur
February 2, 2015 {33/365} Groundhog Day | La Chandeleur
I definitely prefer the French holiday and its tradition of eating crêpes. Yet la Chandeleur also comes with weather predictions: « À la Chandeleur, l'hiver cesse ou reprend vigueur; Chandeleur couverte, quarante jours de perte. » ["On Candelmas, winter ends or strengthens; If covered with snow, forty days to go."] It's almost like waiting for the groundhog to see his shadow, but much more delicious! Today was sunny and cold here, so we are destined for forty more days of winter. The groundhog confirmed it. Only 40 more days of Wisconsin winter? Not bad!