at home with the Sun King

What's your decorating vibe? A little bit of gold, a teeny bit of marble, a few statues, a dash of glass and perhaps a tinkle of chandelier? I think you'll feel very at home in Versailles...

Well thanks so much for the guided tour Louis XIV, we love what you've done with the place! What? yes, yes, the gardens are lovely too, definitely like that pond thing you've constructed out back, and all those little garden buildings are just the ticket. What's that Louis? You hear music? Why yes, Louis, I hear music too...let me see isn't that the Beatles...dum, di dum,  you say you want a revolution...yes, catchy little number isn't it...

le weekend

We spent the weekend in Paris with friends. It was a heavenly combination of mild Parisian infused sunshine, lots of laughter, food and wine, window shopping along with some sight seeing thrown in for good measure. Ah oui, la vie est belle!

Next post is Versailles in all its gilded glory!

today

....listening to Nina Simone singing My Father - the sheer beauty and sadness of it all; the pauses are exquisite, almost painful, to listen to.

....looking forward to Diana Henry's new book, due out in March.


....reading the very last bit of The Goldfinch. So very good. (But so very heavy!)


....getting excited about an up-coming trip - ooh la,la!


....being grateful for music, books and travel.