Roses in May remind me of making rose jam with Annie. "May is the perfect time" Annie would say, "to pick the tender grape leaves." (For dolmas.) The last day in May is when Annie celebrates her birthday. Today…

    On the first day of the French Muse Experience, we had our own private brocante at a well known textile collector's home. To add to the charm and thrill, a lunch was also prepared for us. My friend…

  Work I must. Collecting bits of brocante beauty is the best part about my job. Exploring French towns to seek and find old things, to learn about their history, to feast my senses on everything around. What is there…

  Paris by night the Louvre.            Cafe Marley.                        Paris by night, around the Louvre,  & on the Ferris Wheel, Photographs by Chelsea 2009

  Paris by night the Louvre.            Cafe Marley.                        Paris by night, around the Louvre,  & on the Ferris Wheel, Photographs by Chelsea 2009