Chers Amis, Bonjour !! Several of my “girl friends” showed up here at Au Vieux Paris on St. Valentin’s Day with gifts for this occasion!! Among the gifts were two pairs of “under wear” that had sayings printed upon them, which the bi-laws concerning “decency “of the “Ecole du Bon Gout”, prevent me from repeating in this e-mail!!! …
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Winter Flowers!!
Chers Amis, Bonjour de St. Valentine!!! Find here a few photos of flowers taken around Au Vieux Paris Antiques, to wish you the best on this Valentine’s day, as well as for the days to follow! We are so lucky to have flowers blooming in the middle of winter’s bitter freezes, though we are also all…
Valentine Day
Chers Amis, Bonjour and early happy Valentines Day. This holiday provides a great opportunity to “STOP” and let the special people in your life know that they are integral to your daily happiness and hold a very meaningful part in your world. These people can include a “significant other” as well as dear friends who you share your real life…
Visit au camellias, Avery’s Island, La.
Chers Amis, Yesterday, I was one of a few lucky guests for lunch at Mme. Lisa Osborne’s soon to be complete home at Avery’s Island. Even though it was chilly, we wore our coats and ate in the sunshine on the 2nd story gallery over looking the surrounding forest with views of Vermillion Bay shimmering in the…
A note from Mme. de Pompadour!!
Chers Amis , I had been wanting to write Mme. Wayne Wrightsman for several years to thank her for her “work” collecting high style French furniture, architectural interiors and fine art. The Wrightsman Galleries at the Metropolitan Museum in NY contain the finest completely furnished 18th century French rooms in America.Well, I finally did write her and…
More “New” arrivals of Bon Gout at Au Vieux Paris Antiques
Chers Amis, Bonjour de Pont Breaux!! Since last week’s container arrival, many hands here have been cleaning , waxing ,etc. I can surely say that in the 26 years that this shop has been in operation it has never had such quantity and quality of items to offer the public!!! And also at great prices as…
“My ship came in”!!
Chers Amis, Bonjour d’ Au Vieux Paris Antiques!! Well “my ship came in” even with the French cousins up in arms about the change in their retirement age !! My 2 month long summer shopping trip was productive like never before yielding items of beautiful classic style, great condition and great price!! This is THE dream combination…
Trip to NY
Chers Amis, My recent trip to New York was FLAWLESS BON GOUT!!!! The weather was great , leaves on the trees multicolored, and my accommodations at my neighbor in France , Betty Jane Bart’s yummy 87th st. apartment , furnished with museum quality 17th and 16th C antiques was a dreamy experience in itself !!!!The…
Envy can be a good thing!!
Chers Amis du l’Ecole du Bon Gout, Yes, envy can be a good thing, if it gets you to do a creative project of “bon gout”.In recent years the Chateau de Versailles has done an miraculous job of repopulating the gardens there with hundreds upon hundreds of topiary trees and shrubs in a fantastic array of bizarre and imaginative…
Formula for magical living!
Chers amis, Having just returned from a dream summer in Provence, that was filled with magical experiences every day, I have been trying to explain to my friends here what made it such a splendid adventure in living. Well, after some reflection, I realized it was almost like a basic “formula” repeated with numerous variations . This “formula” could be reduced to :…
