bastille day 2k10

annual bastille day fête. picnic food, pétanque, and pastis (or more likely, beer).

the (not so long) weekend in pictures

the weekend began with a german soccer victory and a trip to the pool...

a bit of conflicted franco-american patriotism through sartorial choices...

grilled pork, corn with cilantro and peppers, and basil zucchini salad...

followed by strawberry-rhubarb fools...

and an early anniversary gift from the cutest dude i know.

all in all, an awesome summer weekend.

springing

happy easter. ingredients for a lovely spring morning: almond and chocolate croissant (check), sun streaming through the open windows (check), marie antoinette soundtrack on repeat (check), strawberries and white wine in the fridge (check check), and persuasion, which is quite possibly jane austen's most beautiful novel (check).

photo of a spring long past--peonies, chablis, ladurée macarons, and diptyque perfume in my old parisian apartment.

abricot

st ambroise apricot ale is one of the best things about montreal (though it doesn't even begin to compare to abita strawberry ale). the first days of spring call for cold beer, good food (caprese sandwiches, shrimp tikka masala), and a serious avoidance of anything school-related.

rainy sunday

it is gray and rainy in montreal today. so i'm curled up in bed with "secrets of the flesh," judith thurman's biography of colette (it's for class, i swear), and a grand bol of café au lait, just like they serve at mamie gateau in gay paris.

love.