bright day in gloomy weather

no joke, paris as been this gloomy for about 3 weeks!

but i took the velib' to an appointment anyway.  the air was cold, but i liked it and it's always so much fun on those bikes.  the trip to my destination, my seat wouldn't stay up.  then when i got it to stay, it ended up crooked.  on the way back home i ended up getting one with a messed up chain and it would pop every pump i gave.  i ended up spotting a flower shop right next to a velib' and direct metro station home.  i gave up the runny nose and cold fingers for some flowers and a metro home.

these really made my day.  when the clerk asked me if they were a gift, i said yes.  but i didn't say the gift was for me.

five minutes

ever since my husband left last week, i've been running around like a mad woman trying to get all my work done.  thursday i bought myself some beautiful and inexpensive flowers to keep me motivated.  they make the apartment smell and look wonderful. thank goodness for the small things in life...

i've taken over the dinning room table and i think the flowers improve the awful mess i've made!  hopefully after all this work is done, i'll have time to sew some personal projects before i part for the states!

bonne fête des mères

spent an afternoon at mother in laws to celebrate.  with flowers.

another beginning

i am so very happy with this new weather and am excited to see what the new season will bring in my life. i do know, however, it will bring flowers, bikes, picnics, rain, fruit, sunshine; happiness.

Valentine in Paris.

champagne, chocolate, and a sharpie?

***update: i thought you should know that this bottle of champagne is the last bottle left from the wedding of cyrille and i.

on the way to the metro. they're so faint, i'm sure not many see them anymore.

****update. my dear friend, michael, has just informed me that these hearts are also in nyc. you can take a look in front of j.crew men soho. LOVE YOU MICHAEL!

nice flowers from cyrille. i'm not too big on roses, but cyrille is.