{Neoclassic Bolange}

{Grace Kelly and her french Affair}

{Scans from Life Magazine, May 1955}

{Ligh + White}

   

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

-Reinhold Niebuhr.

     

     

     

   

    

{Mother and Children}

It would be very sad if children had no memories before those of school. What they need most is the love and attention of their mother. - HSH Princess Grace of Monaco.

               

               

               Princess Grace with her children Albert and Caroline in 1959. {Credits: Howell Conant /Le Archives du Palace Grimaldi}

         

{The Song of this Week-My Reverie}

    
        Myrna Loy and William Powell in 'The Thin Man' (1939)
     
My Reverie by The Larry Clinton Orch vocal by Helen Forest original release date in the 1940's this is a later recording in 1954 for Bell records. Listen it in the folowing player:


                   

  Join the version by Glenn Miller´s Orchestra in this link.


{The Lyric}
"So love me
As I love you in my reverie
Make my dream a reality
Let's dispense with formality
Come to me in my reverie"-.


   

{La Vie en Rose by 'Le Cafe de Flore'}

An historical landmark in Paris since 1890, this cafe was a favorite of many great 19th-century writers and artists. French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre always took his coffee and croissant on the terrace. 

     These days you can drop in for a quick snack or glass of Champagne having shopped-till-you-dropped in the district's luxurious boutiques. The smart set that revels in the cafe's upmarket style insures that its reputation lives on.

        

            

  

  
  Towards 1913, Apollinaire besieged the place. With Salmon, they transformed the first floor into a newspaper office: « les soirées de Paris » (Paris evenings), a review, was born.   

        
                               The Cafe in the middle of 1920s.

     The war didn’t change anything concerning the great poet’s habits, the Café was his office and he received people at fixed times. And, on a Spring day in 1917, he presented Philippe Soupault to André Breton. Later, by provoking the meeting between these two young poets with Aragon, Apollinaire laid the foundations of the dadaist movement.


        

    Simone de Beauvoir, 1944. Jean-Paul Sartre, 1945 at the Cafe. By Brassai.

     In the same year, he coined the word « surrealism ». When Tristan Tzara arrived in Paris, his dadaist friends made him visit the Café because Apollinaire had lived and died there (in 1918).
        
     In 1922, the editorial staff of the erudite review « Le Divan » regularly gathered on the Café’s benches. 




        

Cafe de Flore

172 Boulevard Saint-Germain  75006 Paris, France

{Undeniably beautiful and quintessentially English}

I can't imagine a place more perfect to base yourself while exploring the idyllic Cotswolds than Temple Guiting Manor.  This late Tudor house is "rich in history, with mentions as far back as the Doomsday Book and retains a host of medieval features - exposed beams, arched, leaded windows, secret staircases and original Tudor timbered doors".

     And beyond the Manor's perfectly pretty English garden lies the "glorious honey-coloured villages" of the Cotswolds, "riddled with beautiful old mansions, thatched cottages, atmospheric churches and rickety almshouses, that ooze old-world English charm". 

    

{P.S: For rent the house visit Abercrombie & Kent Villas homepage}

{4 Ways of Eating Brussels Sprouds}

ONE. raw shredded brussels sprouts and kale, tossed with fresh lemon juice, olive oil, salt & pepper, with pecorino romano cheese and pine nuts. TWO. roasted halved brussels sprouts with roasted almonds & crispy strips of prosciutto.THREE. blanched brussels sprouts with arugula, alfalfa sprouts, and avocado, with homemade lemon-dijon dressing. FOUR. brussels sprouts kebabs! roasted and drizzled with a balsamic vinegar reduction.

          

{Source: The amazing cooking blog Eat Sleep Cuddle}

{The Red Gown revised by Clare Waight Keller}

             

"On a daily basis, I work with the design team on building the collections. We would probably start by pulling images, references from books or vintage clothes or bits of fabric". - Clare Waight Keller

 

      

"This the first time I’m going to the Met Ball. I’m nervous and excited. It's kind of like I’m having a baby. I don’t really know what to expect! I think it’s going to be fun. I try not to think about it too much because if I set the expectations too high, I’m going to be disappointed". - Suvi Koponen

       

            


               {Source: The Coveteur}
     

{The Art of Putting Things in Order}