tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post6118767738131958975..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: spring: some clouds, some clothesmaterfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-27162169096390129112008-04-11T16:43:00.000-07:002008-04-11T16:43:00.000-07:00LBR: thanks -- figures the Parisian aspect would g...LBR: thanks -- figures the Parisian aspect would get you ;-)<BR/>Alison: Thanks for the compliment on the photos AND for the photography tip -- unfortunately, I'm the photographer most of the time, but I could set the camera on something much lower before running back to get my smile on the other side of the lens. As for the exchange rate, what is there to say but those words I'm trying not to use on my blog . . .materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-31989020343056887952008-04-11T09:29:00.000-07:002008-04-11T09:29:00.000-07:00Many people say that Constable (the painter) as a ...Many people say that Constable (the painter) as a much a meteorologist as he was a painter. It is hard to ever tire of looking at clouds because they are so transient and ephemeral. The photos are lovely. To stop you thinking knee length skirts make you look short, get the photographer to drop to one knee! that will give you a bit of height. As for the stripes, buy all you can in Canada because you will need a lottery win to fund any purchases in France at the momment, nothing in the Marais is less than 3 digits!indigo16https://www.blogger.com/profile/16982477144454205765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-30081179969600672972008-04-11T09:21:00.000-07:002008-04-11T09:21:00.000-07:00Love the Parisian nature of your outfit and the as...Love the Parisian nature of your outfit and the associations to the items you are wearing. <BR/>And, lovely pictures. I am aching for the sea.La Belette Rougehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686717070120116918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-11911216660179829952008-04-11T08:25:00.000-07:002008-04-11T08:25:00.000-07:00Pseu, Yes, that's more what I mean, clothes or acc...Pseu, Yes, that's more what I mean, clothes or accessories that make you feel powerful, confident, or competent -- boots really do that for me as well. And I agree about the stripes -- they just seem so French and spring-like. I love those t-shirts that Petit Bateau make and keep meaning to bring a few back from Paris for the perfect baby shower gifts.<BR/>You're really a woman of surprises: first I find you used to make and perform in Renaissance costumes and now I learn that you used to live on a boat!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-31582705435712036922008-04-11T07:36:00.000-07:002008-04-11T07:36:00.000-07:00Hmm, not "talismanic" so much, but wearing boots a...Hmm, not "talismanic" so much, but wearing boots always makes me feel powerful. <BR/><BR/>I love those nautical shirts, horizontal stripes be damned. They look so French to me.<BR/><BR/>I also love your shots of the clouds and water. Reminds me of my days living on a boat in Morro Bay!Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-46617657594920384942008-04-10T11:17:00.000-07:002008-04-10T11:17:00.000-07:00Thomas: No, just the upstairs, and it's only recen...Thomas: No, just the upstairs, and it's only recently so. The downstairs is Dill Pickle (really!) and Boardwalk, some Benjamin Moore colours I find so easy to live with that we painted our Vanc'r apartment the same (we call it the branch office).<BR/>I think I chose my word poorly -- I don't mean good luck so much as clothing that just makes you feel more confident and reminded of what you can do or have achieved or something -- more a touchstone, I guess, than a talisman. . .materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-48960309869116977232008-04-10T09:48:00.000-07:002008-04-10T09:48:00.000-07:00I'm fairly impressed that your entire house seems ...I'm fairly impressed that your entire house seems to be painted robin's egg blue.<BR/><BR/>Alas, despite paying an inordinate amount of attention to what I wear, I've never really attributed good luck to items of clothing.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03874196441496831678noreply@blogger.com