Word Love

Am reading the New York Stories of Edit Wharton which I find surprisingly better then her books ,very elegant writing the stories are finely drawn and psychological, proper rewarding reading but what I love even more is to come upon a word that surprises me that i've never heard before but is just perfect so here you are in the hope of reviving it : pusillanimous [pyoo-suh-lan-uh-muhs]= lacking courage or resolution

Mini breaks, Guests and Paris Fall ...

So the epiphany came to me that mini breaks work for me, still love the idea of a three week holiday but going to London then Budapest then the South of France over the Summer into early fall was great , now getting used to the idea of yet another grey rainy Paris winter, for the moment though not worn down by it yet , its almost nice to think of cosy coats and baking Christmas cookies and it the fact that quite a few guests have come through town and are to come nicely diverts attention from the fact that its indeed October! Oh well first day I got my cat out , now just need to find a leopard cloche to go with it and finally have my winter boots delivered...

just some bits and pieces from the south .. oh and my amazing burnt btter brown sugar cupcakes that are worthy of even the worst self-praise oh and you haven't lived enough if you haven't yet seen a country circus with a goat as the exotic attraction.. highly recommend it !

Friday morning walk - Belleville food market

Budapest love

Ahhh it took me a few days to get back in the Paris swing of things . My Budapest trip however was blissfull. exactly what I dreamt of heaps of time spent i the hammock relaxing , reading and enjoying our garden. Some quality time with my darling back-home girlfriends as well as some catching up with old aquaintances. Pampering at the all pervasive beauty parlors and exploring whats new in Budapest. Not that I should be surprised but it has been incredible how with all the economic and political upheaval Budapest next to Paris seems incredibly dynamic .

Tomorrow Budapest!

Leaving tomorrow afternoon for Hungary for my Summer 'vacation' well it will be great to get away a bit and be with my friends hang out and see their new apartments, new boyfriends get facials and haircut and got to Sunday brunch at Gundel for my birthday and try the first Budapest restaurant to have a Michelin star and spend time with my mommy.

Meanwhile when I walked home to the metro today over pont des arts it reminded me of how beautiful Paris is. Obvious I know but its nice to be reminded once in a while when I sink into the whole metro, boulot dodo, thing. So here's a few photos I took lately of Paris sunsets from our apartment.( which apparently has now become french mouse infested-good thing i'm leaving)

Birthday Month!

Find it quite shocking that its August already and a bit nostalgic for a very fleeting Summer, but I get to go on holiday next week go have a week in Budapest with friends, family, mommy, animals garden, home. AND get to celebrate my Birthday with them for the first time in two years. Looking forward to that.

As for London it was fantastic a whirlwind of family time with the in-laws , amazing foodie experiences at Alain Ducasse, changeable weather , museums, Hummingbird cupcakes, parks, high tea at Claridge’s ( so worth it we had seconds of almost everything and stretched it out over an hour and half) and barbecuing with buddies in their back garden. Had an awesome 5 days and paced up on loads of ginger fudge from Morrison’s and my favorite fruit and ginger teas from Twinning’s that I can't get here except for overpriced WHSmith mini shop.

Since shopping at Anthropologie didn’t turn out successful, ( found nothing to fall in love with ) hubby in a moment of weakness let me order a lovely pale yellow handbag from Kate Spade , that my friend D. will bring back from the states end of this month as a lil gift to myself for my Birthday ...

some London pics

Change Clothes!