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| Duck family on the banks of the Seine |
I was in Paris this weekend, first time this year. The weather was overcast and we didn't do much. After a long leisurely lunch in a little cafe near Notre Dame we wandered along the banks of the river, which has recently been pedestrianised. So wonderful to be able to promenade where cars used to speed and pollute!
Half way along I remembered that I still needed a hat for my royal garden party and we headed for the only hat shop (or so it seems) in Paris. A grave disappointment, like most hat shops. All I want is a green hat, green with yellow undertones, a green like new leaves in Spring, with little flecks of yellow - you would think this to be a popular colour, available in every half decent hat shop, but no such luck. Black brown and grey, that's about all that wass available.
We then nipped into my favourite scarf shop, but didn't see anything worth buying. Finally we drifted into Richard Grand, whose cashmere shawls have long tickled my fancy, and I fell for a bright orange one which should look very nice with green or yellow.
After that there was the Panhaligon's shop, where A discovered that her favourite perfume had been discontinued - isn't that always the way?
Then we had drinks and discussed the upcoming election.
We live in trying times!
Thank God for scarves and Picsou!
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| Cafe instead of cars! |
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| And lots of little play grounds! |
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| The removed the locks from the bridges, but they found new homes! |
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| Gardens on ships, one of my favourite sights! |
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| Is that lettuce I spot? |
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| An anchored little island ... |
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| ...for a duck sanctuary! |
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| I still think it is a shocking treatment for scarves! |
