Paris, Paris Valentine

My special valentine does not like chocolate. So the hundreds of Paris bakeries, pastry shops, chocolate shops and miscellaneous hawkers of cocoa-based delicacies do not impress her. But she does love plants, and photography, so my Valentine’s Day gift was an only-in-Paris dwarf iris — the mauve packaging is gorgeous — and a few images. Forgive my shoes: my arms weren’t long enough to allow me to take the pic in focus AND hide my feet. The close-up shot is blurred, which is to be expected, given my eyesight (I only realized it was blurred when I saw it on the computer screen). And the cafe window… that’s a Paris classic. “Service Continu” (no “e”), and plenty of TLC (perhaps in the form of Saint-Amour, the wonderful vintage Beaujolais Cru?).

Wherever you are, happy V-Day!