Destination shopping

This is the beautiful dome of the Galeries Lafayette 
department store, built in 1912 in Paris.

[Linking back to Blue Monday.]

Shadow Shot Sunday

Wandering through the Louvre, you'll find
way more than just paintings and
sculpture—there's a vast collection of objects,
furnishings, even jewelry that belonged
to various important personages.  I neglected
to note whose flatware this was . . . 

but I can tell you that this coffee grinder
belonged to Madame de Pompadour 
(though I kind of doubt she
ground her own coffee, don't you?).

[To see more Sunday Shadows, go here.] 

The Weekend in Black and White

One more post from the beach: and  it 
was absolutely worth getting up at the crack
of dawn to have this all to myself.

[To see more b/w shots, visit Dragonstar's meme.]

Weekend Reflections

Finally made it to the beach for the first time
all summer, and even though I live very
near some of the best beaches in the Northeast,
I wound up traveling all the way to North Carolina 
to walk barefoot in the sand.  Whatever—it was heaven! 

[To see more Weekend Reflections, visit James's meme.]

Thursday Challenge—"clothes"

When I was in Paris in July, I went to
Galleries Lafayette to see what they were
giving away in the biannual sale.  If
these leftovers from Valentino's winter 2015
collection were on sale, I would sure be
curious to know what the original prices were!

[To see more of the Thursday Photo
Challenge, visit Dale's meme.]

ABC Wednesday—J is for "jewelry"

It's a little bijoux—only 2,634 diamonds—
that belonged to Empress Eugénie,
the woman Napoleon III married for love. 
At one time it was in the hands of the
Astors, among others, but made its way
back to the Louvre six years ago.

[To see more ABC posts, go here.]

good—and good for you

They're low in calories, carbs, and sugar,
and have no fat or cholesterol but tons of fiber.
Is this the perfect food?  Well, maybe if
you paired them with dark chocolate and ate 
that while reading Shakespeare's sonnets 
on the banks of the Ganges. 
(food for the body, senses, mind, and soul)

[Linking back to Ruby Tuesday and Our World Tuesday.]