French Mail
Hex reference: #FDFC74 A colourful note: laser lemon landed in Crayola world in 1990. Strangely enough, this was another crayon in disguise! Exactly the same colour formulation had been a Crayola […]
Sign Language
Linked to Hugh’s Views and News Copyright Debbie Smyth, 1 December 2015
My Heart Goes To All Parisians
Linked to Six Word Saturday Copyright Debbie Smyth, 14 November 2015
The Spirit of Freedom
The giant gilded statue that hovers atop the July Column in the Place de la Bastille in Paris, symbolises liberty. The Genie de la Liberté brandishes the torch of civilisation in […]
R is for… Road Sign Hacker
The artist Clet Abraham, son of French writer Jean-Pierre Abraham, was born in Brittany in 1966. After studying fine art in France he finally settled in Florence where he hs established […]
I is for… Invader
There has been an invasion of little, and sometimes not so little, pixellated men across the globe, starting in Paris in 1998. They seem friendly enough so if you want […]
Selfie upon Selfie
The red door and stripes are part of the window display, the windows and car are a reflection, as are the camera and I ! Linked to Cee’s B&W and Podcast B&W.
From Hotel Fieubet to Ecole Massillon
These red doors and ornate facade on the Quai des Célestins belong to the Hôtel de Fieubet. The intricate detail is utterly fascinating and the bright doors demand your attention. There is history […]
Let the Shapes Shine Through
This Sunday I am also blogging over at Paula’s Lost in Translation. She kindly asked me to write a guest post for her weekly Black and White Challenge. It’s all about […]
Tangerine a la Parisienne
If clothes have personality, this jacket has oodles of it! Linked to B&W Sunday: Personality, Podcast B&W and Orange You Glad it’s Friday.
The Seeing of Sights
“Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.” -Mary Ritter Beard (American historian, 1876- […]
Travel with Intent 