Little World Views

Spring has sprung...or at least it's trying!

Ciao,
leslie

Plein de Soleil

Full of sunshine. 

Enough of it for this adorable couple to have enjoyed ice cream as they soaked up the rays fountain-side yesterday. 

But note:  still chilly enough for our winter wear.  We only have to peel and replace coats and such as we move in and out of that lovely sunshine....or as it moves around the sky.

Seasonal transitions are like that, aren't they?

Hope you're all enjoying whatever this transitional time is bringing your way...and that your week is off to a great start!

Yours ... swamped in administrative Monday tasks,
leslie

ps:  her shoes?  purple!  see what i mean?!  'adorable'!!

Little (Really Little!) World Views - Of Macro Lenses and Bees Knees

I've wanted a macro lens for, like, evah!  And now I have one...for my iPhone, thank you very much. 

I've become an all iPhone girl and I've entered a whole new world!  For instance, from my new macro-world today we have this...

...and this...

...and speaking of this new lens being the 'bees knees'...am I the only one who missed third grade science and the fact that bees have fingerprint-like patterns on their gossamer wings?!?

All images shot during the Aix en Provence meeting of the Worldwide Instameet organized by Instagram.  Our Instameet group wandered around the fountains of Aix and stuck to that theme all day long.  More about this later but right now, I've got to tuck myself and my fluffly little dog in for the night and dream about bees lovely wings!

Yours ... in macro bliss,
leslie

Squeakin' in on Saturday

Whew!  Just barely time to show up to say I didn't forget.  My week flew by at 100 mph and by last night, I was fried.  Today was spent doing some much-needed quiet restoring and re-ordering my very introverted soul.

I'm sharing a splash of provençale color your way from sunset in the 'hood. 

Couvent des Augustins, Aix en Provence

Sometimes color is simply a must.

Hope you are all having a lovely Saturday!

Yours in recharge mode,
leslie

Little World Views - Through The Looking Glass

...from outside the window at the historic Les Deux Garçons...

Have a lovely Friday!

Yours on the other side of the looking glass,
leslie

A Little Night Music...

...for a moon dance...

...or a howl!  I was lucky enough to see a 'good moon rising' last evening...and it was exquisite.  Although veiled in mist and end-of-winter branches,  I had the sense that, like the good King Réné, that moon was hovering protectively over my shoulder, too.

Yours...basking in moonlight,
leslie

Kitchen Magic Series

A little preview of what will be available on the blog as well as at the lafourchette shop at Etsy tomorrow!

I thought it appropriate to begin in the kitchen since that's where it all began.

Choose from three matted and signed prints that illustrate a magical light in my little French kitchen...

...sprinkled with herbs de provence...

...and illuminated by la belle lumière that has brought artists to this region for ages...

One on its own would be lovely.  All three in a series would be quite the French touch in your own kitchen!  Each black and white image is printed on Hahnemühle watercolor paper and matted in white with a finished back.  Finished pieces measure  8 x 8 inches (20cm x 20cm) in total size - image measures about 4.5 x 4.5 inches (11.5 cm x 11.5 cm)*.  Signed in pencil by the artist, these prints are ready for framing individually or in a triptych.

Matted prints:  20€ (plus 5€ non-insured shipping) 
Non-matted prints:  10€ (plus 5€ non-insured shipping)

*Larger sizes available  

What a great deal!  Etsy orders can be paid with PayPal and credit card orders are easy. 

Great gifts for any occasion.  Place your order and have it sent directly to your intended recipient.

Order today!

Yours...in the atelier,
leslie