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That was a happy couple of hours spent at the Fondation Louis Vuitton for the David Hockney exhibition. I loved followin...
18/05/2025

That was a happy couple of hours spent at the Fondation Louis Vuitton for the David Hockney exhibition. I loved following the journey from the first painting he sold, the portrait of his father, through the intense colours of his Yorkshire and Normandy landscapes to the top of the building and his set design and immersive installation. It felt like a privilege to see all of this together, knowing that despite such a vast creative output and long career, he has a painting in progress on his easel and wants to paint and work every day. I loved his description of the May hawthorn as though Champagne had been poured over the hedgerow and the attention he gives to every one of his subjects whether fruit tree of friend, and I felt uplifted to be surrounded by so much colour and light and beauty. If you’re in Paris this summer, I hope you’ll go!

This evening’s view from Sacré Coeur over the city. I’m not sure whether there are more people visiting the Cathedral in...
08/05/2025

This evening’s view from Sacré Coeur over the city. I’m not sure whether there are more people visiting the Cathedral in recognition of the new pope, but it’s certainly very busy up here with a fun and happy atmosphere!

May 01 at the Marché aux Fleurs on the Ile de la Cité. This spring the plants and foliage all over the city have gone cr...
01/05/2025

May 01 at the Marché aux Fleurs on the Ile de la Cité. This spring the plants and foliage all over the city have gone crazy and Paris is really blooming. Today you’ll see lots of people selling, or carrying around ‘muguet’ or little sprigs of gathered Lily of the Valley

This is Notre Dame at 11am on a sunny Thursday. The long line tracks in front of the Cathedral and then goes quite far b...
17/04/2025

This is Notre Dame at 11am on a sunny Thursday. The long line tracks in front of the Cathedral and then goes quite far back. It is moving constantly but not fast. This is the entrance for people coming to visit Notre Dame without a reserved time slot. In front of the entrance is another entry for those who have reserved a time slot and also for those attending mass. There was no one in this line when I was there. Lots of people ask me when they can book online since it always seems fully booked three days in advance when the Cathedral website opens the reservation slots. I have only had success trying this at midnight, and two days in advance. If you can go early in the morning the lines aren’t bad, and you will be able to go in to enjoy the Cathedral without a long wait, but try to go before 9am. If you have time it’s so charming to walk around the little streets off to the side of Notre Dame, especially now when the wisteria is so beautiful

I haven’t been here on Instagram much, but I’m busy behind the scenes working for my lovely clients to plan and arrange ...
04/02/2025

I haven’t been here on Instagram much, but I’m busy behind the scenes working for my lovely clients to plan and arrange their Paris vacations. I am looking forward to another fun year ahead, and as always, grateful to my clients who make my work so satisfying and take the time to post such wonderful reviews.

The tree is up in Galeries Lafayette already, with their Christmas windows being revealed on Thursday. The decorative de...
12/11/2024

The tree is up in Galeries Lafayette already, with their Christmas windows being revealed on Thursday. The decorative department store is celebrating its 130th Christmas. I won’t be offering Christmas trees for clients this year, as I’ll be spending the holiday with family. The temperature has dropped here, and it’s starting to feel festive!

Sunday afternoon at the Musée de Montmartre to see the Jacques Prévert exhibition which is poetic, sometimes ironic and ...
03/11/2024

Sunday afternoon at the Musée de Montmartre to see the Jacques Prévert exhibition which is poetic, sometimes ironic and always illustrative of his time. The exhibition celebrates the year of surrealism and I particularly appreciated his witty collages and collaborative works with other artists and friends who held him in such high esteem. It’s always worth visiting this museum for its permanent collection, charming café in the courtyard, view over the Montmartre vineyard and intimate temporary exhibitions - it’s also open every day

Versailles for the day. From the bucolic charm of Marie-Antoinette’s Hamlet, then Zeus the galloping horse from the Olym...
18/10/2024

Versailles for the day. From the bucolic charm of Marie-Antoinette’s Hamlet, then Zeus the galloping horse from the Olympic Opening Ceremony, to the crowded splendour of the Hall of Mirrors inside the Château, it’s always wonderful to spend a day out here. If you’re going by train, I recommend getting a return ticket to avoid long lines at the station at Versailles when you’re tired (but happy) and just want to get back. The roving market on the Place du Marché Notre Dame in the town is really excellent and worth visiting on Friday or Sunday mornings, although the market halls here are open daily in the mornings (except Mondays) and are also very good. If you go on the weekend it’s interesting to see the Royal carriages included in your Passport ticket and housed in the stables, and if you have extra time, it’s interesting to visit the lovely King’s potager gardens in town and to come home with some local honey

Embracing autumn with another rainy weekday lunch - not only delicious and pretty, but we were so well looked after .bis...
26/09/2024

Embracing autumn with another rainy weekday lunch - not only delicious and pretty, but we were so well looked after .bistro ☔️

From the 9th floor of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, through a tiny oval window, you have a wonderful view of the Tuiler...
25/08/2024

From the 9th floor of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, through a tiny oval window, you have a wonderful view of the Tuileries with the Olympic cauldron and the Eiffel Tower. I enjoyed the temporary exhibition on the birth of the Parisian department stores, but it was also fun to go exploring all the treasures in the out of the way parts.

Pretty Place des Petits Pères on a quiet August day. It’s always nice to go away in August like many Parisians, but I al...
16/08/2024

Pretty Place des Petits Pères on a quiet August day. It’s always nice to go away in August like many Parisians, but I also really love this calm time of year here, for long lunches and walks around the most beautiful parts of the city with hardly any cars or crowds!

It’s quiet up in Montmartre this evening, but I like that almost every person in the metro with me now is watching sport...
29/07/2024

It’s quiet up in Montmartre this evening, but I like that almost every person in the metro with me now is watching sport on their phone!

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