After showing you snowy photos of Paris last week, I am giving you a preview of spring. On a rare, sunny & clear day, I passed this luscious flower shop on the rue Richelieu near the Palais Royal. Outside on the sidewalk the potted bulbs were restlessly waiting to bloom, while the other pots were brimming with flowers that clearly were shouting it's spring. I was so inspired that I sang the gorgeous Rodgers & Hammerstein song "It Might As Well Be Spring" out loud and proud all the way home.
Watch the wonderful jazz rendition of "It Might As Well Be Spring" sung by the lovely Jane Monheit.
Coming soon: Eye Prefer New York Tours
I am happy to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes. Come take an ethnic culinary journey with me and chef and caterer Charlotte Puckette, co-author of the bestseller The Ethnic Paris Cookbook (with Olivia Kiang-Snaije). First we will shop at a Paris green-market for the freshest ingredients and then return to Charlotte’s professional kitchen near the Eiffel Tower to cook a three-course lunch. After, we will indulge in the delicious feast we prepared along with hand-selected wines.
Cost: 185 euros per person (about $240)
Time: 9:30AM- 2PM (approximately 4 1/2 hours)
Location: We will meet by a metro station close to the market
Class days: Tuesday,Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Minimum of 3 students, maximum 6 students.
Click here to sign up for the next class or for more info.
Beautiful signs of Spring much appreciated here in Minn. The floral displays in Paris are magnifique!
Posted by: Jean P in MN | February 22, 2010 at 03:47 PM
Love the ranunculus in your third picture. And the wonderful bulbs - they look like narcissus.
Posted by: Diogenes | February 22, 2010 at 04:52 PM
Richard, I'm in Seattle this weekend and we were blessed with sunny weather in the mid 50s. There are some floweriing trees that were in full pink and white bloom and the forsythia were also fully blooming. Spring is definitely around the corne
Posted by: beth | February 22, 2010 at 04:53 PM
31 in in NJ, can't wait for the spring to come. Enough of this snow alreay :)
Posted by: Yuriy | February 23, 2010 at 12:27 AM