French Scenes

May 3, 2015

Susan

Sometimes I’m overwhelmed by the beauty and curiosity of things I see as I walk around in Paris and Louviers, Honfleur and anywhere else I happen to be. It is a never ending tableau of bizarrities, beauties and everything in between.

Nighttime meat delivery, rue de Seine, Paris.

A new kind of hot/cold smoked Scottish salmon, Label Rouge, scrumptious, Raspail market, Boulevard Raspail, Paris

Asparagus and new garlic with herbs, about to be braised

L'Omnibus, by Bonnard, at the Musée d'Orsay, a must see if you're in Paris — L’Omnibus, by Bonnard, at the Musée d’Orsay, a must see if you’re in Paris

The clock in the Musée d'Orsay — The clock in the Musée d’Orsay

Normandy on a rainy morning — Criqueboeuf-la-Campagne, Normandy, on a rainy morning

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