Tidepooler

Scrabble Pillows

tidepooler — Thu, 24 May 2012 11:38:57 +0000

I was just looking through House Tours on Apartment Therapy and noticed these Scrabble pillows. What a brilliant idea!! (Don’t read this if you are a relative of mine as there’s a good chance you’ll be getting one of these for Christmas this year). See “Suzann’s Lovely London Maisonette” on apartmenttherapy.com. Photo: Eleanor Busing

Place du Marche Sainte Catherine

tidepooler — Fri, 18 May 2012 11:39:08 +0000

Yesterday afternoon Elodie fell asleep in her stroller so I decided to satiate my craving for a hamburger. I found the most lovely little square in the Marais called Place du Marche Sainte Catherine (Place of Saint Catherine’s Market). There were a handful of great looking restaurants. I sat down at an empty table on …

Vive la Francois

tidepooler — Sun, 06 May 2012 18:35:26 +0000

France has a new president. Francois Hollande beat Nicolas Zarkozy 52 to 48 percent. Pretty close! When they announced the win at 8pm girls were screaming in the street and a man walked by and shouted “Hollande! Il a gagné!” (Hollande! He won!) Every so often we hear a car horn honking enthusiastically. It’s exciting …

Our Apartment in Paris

tidepooler — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:40:40 +0000

This is where we’ve lived for the last four months and where we’ll spend the next two. We rented it furnished, and though it took a little while to get used to living among another person’s things, the cozy little place finally feels like home. You enter into the kitchen. And if you walk straight …

How to be a good hostess

tidepooler — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 20:39:39 +0000

Rama’s parents are coming tomorrow and I’m so super duper excited! Not only will I have two lovely companions but it’s my father-in-law’s first visit to Paris and he’s a mega francophile so it’s going to be a blast showing him around the city. Since we’ve been here, we’ve had a few guests. We always …

Easter in Paris

tidepooler — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:22:40 +0000

Happy Easter! Did you have a nice one? Ours was sensational! It started with chocolate bunnies and ended with champagne. Here’s a little peek at our day. Notre Dame Cathedral. What were we thinking? Easter mass at the most famous church in the world on one of the most important Catholic holidays means lots and …

Springtime in Paris

tidepooler — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:25:13 +0000

It’s the most beautiful day in Paris yet! So I’ve got my window open. Elodie’s out with her babysitter and I’m sitting here by the open window with my laptop in my lap. Later today we’re going to meet friends at the cafe. Oh I just love springtime in Paris!

One Night in Paris

tidepooler — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:19:32 +0000

I met Ram at IRCAM. We walked across the 4th to La Maison Rouge to see the new neon exhibition. We had a drink under a cafe heat lamp while baby slept in her stroller.

Outside My Window

tidepooler — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:52:21 +0000

Before spring arrives and winter is just a distant memory, I thought I’d share these photos of the Canal Saint Martin. I took these a few weeks ago when it was so icy cold outside. The best thing about our apartment is the single living room window. It looks out over the canal, and the …

Little Paris Discoveries: Dana Cojbuc, Photographer

tidepooler — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:40:08 +0000

I was walking around my neighborhood the other day when a grouping of black and white photographs caught my eye. I was on Rue Sainte Marthe in the 10th arrondissement, pushing the stroller up the incline past all these little colorful, closed storefronts, restaurants, and artist studios. The photographs were displayed in a wide window …