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Teddy Bears, Teddy Bears, Everywhere Teddy Bears

I am not a baby, a child, or a teenager, I know !! But I love stuffed animals. They are soft, funny and friendly, so we can relive our childhood sometimes...I even have a hippopotamus, green with a gold ribbon that I bought a long time ago at Harrod's and I have, of course, Teddy Bears. And Teddy Bears have their own shop in the Marais, near the Place des Vosges: l'Ours du Marais.

WHEN THE BIRDS LAND…they drink

The birds in the Marais are not as nnocent as you might think. What do I mean by that? A small and cosy bar that just opened called "L'oiseau bariolé". This old area is declaring a new identity: a self confident and naughty bird for people who like to be in a sexy and cool atmosphere.

Kitsch English-language Bookstore in the Marais

I Love My Blender is not your typical Parisian bookstore. Christophe, the owner, has transformed his love and appreciation for Anglo literature into a cute bookstore specializing in books from the US, Canada, Ireland, South Africa, the UK, India, and Australia.

A Walk in Paris on Sunday

Today, I went to the Marais area to discover the Bobbi Brown studio, 1 rue des Francs-Bourgeois, 4e. First stop: métro station Maubert Mutualité. I walked on the boulevard Saint Germain, and …oh, an organic restaurant and  an organic delicatessen shop. Then on the left , I crossed the Seine behind the Notre-Dame Cathedral and went to [...]

Nude but Madeup!

I have great eyes, so I do not need makeup…but I put it on anyway. Only Joking!! And the older I get (that happens, sorry), I feel the need to have perfect skin and not seem madeup. You don’t know the time and the energy it takes to look natural and yet not be natural!

EIFFEL TOWER…necklaces, pendants, bracelets

Once, I wondered what to offer a friend for Xmas and in the Marais, not so far from the BHV store, I saw a pair of delightful earings in the shape of angel wings in a shop window! Sydney Carron, the designer, worked in front of me. Right there in his shop I watched him make his creations made of silvery pewter .