How's THAT for alliteration! When I saw that Kim Klassen's Texture Tuesday theme this week was "two's", I knew I was going to pull a photo from the archives, and I knew just which one.
"Inspired"
Paris, France
EXACTLY one year ago today, the Better-Half and moi were in Paris celebrating his big 5-0. It was cold, it was rainy, it was Paris in November. I had to keep reminding myself better to be in Paris in the rain than....Philly (not that there's anything WRONG with that!). Thing #3 is a huge "Phantom of the Opera" fanatic. So we made sure to slip into the Opera Garnier (where Phantom took place) and called her on the handy-dandy I-phone JUST to rub it in some...gotta love modern technology which enables trans-Atlantic teasing! After a self tour, we exited thru the gift shop which apparently was the home for wayward tutus and all things ballet. Having an "inspiring" ballerina drooling at home, we found some dance related clothing and paraphernalia to bring her from her dream destination. Luckily, it was all "light weight" so it wouldn't interfere with the bottles of French Wine we were tucking into our luggage and those dreaded airline weight allowances. Plus...we had some brown nosing to do for our teasing, and we can ALL use some inspiration to keep us motivated, right?
Linked to Kim Klassen's "Texture Tuesdays" : pink overlay, "Inspired" texture at 50% linear light, removed texture from tutus, wiped off drool marks from Thing #3.
Au voir!
--Kathy
Au voir!
--Kathy
Brilliant concept
ReplyDeleteGreat execution
Lovely story.
In short: a real treat.
oh to be in Paris...my dream. love your find there. great photo
ReplyDeleteVery clever and creative ... and from Paris!
ReplyDeleteThis is fantastic! Beautiful shot and great story. Love it.
ReplyDeletePerfect...love it!!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! And, what a great thing to do in Paris :)
ReplyDeleteYou asked about the lanterns in my 'moody' post. They are, indeed, from a cemetary. It's tradition for All Saint's to light a candle/lantern on loved ones' graves...and most cemetaries contain a gravestone that represents all those buried in cemetaries too far away for their loved ones to easily travel to. So, people leave a candle/lantern there instead, which ends up being quite a collection! :) Beautiful, isn't it??
Thanks for the interest! Have a great week :)
Ahhh, back in the days when I was a dancer I would have loved to wear one of these, now - not so much!! Love that subtle textured of words on this!
ReplyDeleteI just found your blog and enjoyed a good laugh over the "Christmas Story" jokes. Very clever. What a fun shot of those tu-tus. Love the textures.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great post!! I love Paris too! Super editing and I just love that photo. Full stop... =)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great post!! I love Paris too! Super editing and I just love that photo. Full stop... =)
ReplyDeleteI just love Paris, luckely it's not too far from where we live :)
ReplyDeleteLove the idea, so great for the Two's
Lily /aenee
love it; you have a beautiful Blog. thanks for posting, kareninkenai
ReplyDeleteThis is so lovely. Love the image, love the processing, love, love the story!
ReplyDeleteLovely - so feminine.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great photo along with a great story..
ReplyDeleteHugs, Linda
wonderful memory to go with the photo.
ReplyDeleteHi! I came here via Kim Klassens Cafe...and how delighted I am! Love the story with this perfectly done tutu photo!
ReplyDeleteOh, so nice, love it. And your trip to Paris sounds soooo lovely. Some day I am going to go there, but right now, only in my dreams.
ReplyDeletePerfect submission for "The Number 2"....Oh to be in Paris...I so want to go back for another visit!
ReplyDeleteI some how missed this photo last week - so beautiful! I love Paris even in the rain. Don't hate me....but it is only an hour train ride my apartment : ) and the end of dec we will be going for a quick over night stay to celebrate my hubby's big 50! cheers and thanks for visiting my blog this week and leaving a comment.
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