When Caroline Ingalls gets suicidal tendencies

I've cooked all day, or so! yeahhhh (got the proof below! I'm SUCH a Caroline, sometimes!)

I love giving the devils a sense for treats. Ok, I hate cooking, but I hide it very well for my babes. Today, it was pretty fun, Lola was reading the recipes, like holding the magic book with magic spells... and Loup, lil man of action, was making the cooking part.

While cooking, we always discuss a lot. And then, I started to talk about Christmas. Told them Santa Claus has an official toys list called .... "amazon.fr"

God, I am so naive. They left the cooking instantly and spent hours and lots of sheets of papers to take notes. They've made endless lists.
Loup wants everything in the "weapon" category. EVERYTHING!
Lola wants ... as many things from every categories !


Now they wonder if Santa can really cary everything in a single night ...

Alice's theme

So many jewels when you start exploring tv & movies' music.

Danny Elfman, ok, we all know him, we're kinda used to his style (Wink @the man with the harmonica :P)
But, again, here with Alice... he was quite inspired, that piece keeps stuck in my mind since days!

So choux mes Schu !

How to survive in Paris (#2) ??
... What can you do when when your shoes are SO wet that you're about to catch death any time you wear them?

I've got the answer! Finding new ones! Supa waterproof of course!

(I do love the rain!)

These boots are not in leather, cheap materials (soooo, cheap boots!), but I fell for them, had to get them! And I don't regret! They rock, I'm flying with them on! Oh and their box, the package, so perfect! :P (I'm so much a girl, can't help it - and I don't even try, really - !)

(I absobloodilutely need them in brown too!

No, no obsession here. It's just winter, or so, gotta distract myself sometimes!)

Memo to self : when I win lottery and get my shoe factory, I'll create 2 types for each model, a high quality and a cheap one! (and if anyone wanna steal my super concept... well... I'll bless him / her :P)

How to survive in Paris #1

... when it rains non stop for days and days, and days.

You gotta have a waterproof handbag of course! I mean, I carry my life in my handbag and I hadn't planned my life to get wet so quickly //oO\\.
I needed a waterproof bag. Found one, after days and days of exploration. Got it for such a good price!

Like with most of what I like wearing, it had to be a compromise between Indiana Jones and Marilyn Monroe. Wild, and glamour.

lol I know what you're thinking : what's wild and glamour in this bag???

* shrugging * just everything! :P

Hoist the Colours!

getting into the mood for the coming belated Halloween party !



Voilà, another fantastic Party at Michelle and Frédéric's yesterday!
Perfect cheesecakes, divine cupcakes & such a warm atmosphere! (& We had a professionnal DJ! yeah yeah!)
We had real good time. Dancing, singing, eating, drinking, games for the kids.
At the end of the party, the kids discovered for the very first time Michael Jackson's vid of Thriller. Lola's fascinated with the dancing part, Loup with the werewolf transformation! hehe
:))

We went there dressed as pirates (had no time to look for real Halloween stuff)... not super original but at least we came as pirates with a French touch: "Pirates on strike"

My metal Halloween with a pink tail

(sorry FB guys I kind repeat myself here, but you get an extra drawing at least :P)

Let me see. Back on Sunday evening.
A sore ankle and a * I want to hibernate now and for the next 6 months * kind of mood. I'm in the metro. Crossing Paris. Late for my "rendez-vous" with the cellos' guys.

I wasn't wearing anything special, just dressed in black with loooovely black boots and my favorite black necklace. But once in the Parisian metro, I was suddenly special, plainly dressed among the funniest creatures that were going to their bloody parties.
I had no idea the French were so much into Halloween!
I've had real good laughs on my way to Apolcalyptica's concert!

Well, the concert was good, but... I have actually left before the end of the show.

There's some big part of Apocalyptica that I love (my opinion is that what they do the best is covering metal or classic songs)











I reached some kind of 7th Heaven when I heard them playing for real Metallica's stuff (later they did Sepultura too, so good!)
Want a taste of it? Mmmm

if I didn't stay till the end... it's because... well, they have a singer and OMG... they shouldn't. Want a taste of it too ? (I don't force ya huh ;-). Here's one of their new sung song ;-)
Eeeeeck. nononono, the singer's style does not fit, the cellos neither. Nothing! (personal view huh ;-)

Anyway, once I left, outside to breathe fresh air, alone in the dark..... a HUGE kind of rat faced me. eeeeeck! That was my Halloween treat I guess. The rat did not move. Just faced me, while eating something. Watching me. Can't I even scare a rat??!!! Oh shit, gotta do something about that!

Some kind of pride

That's really what I feel when I open that new book of paintings and collages that I've just published. A very helpful, and beautiful, tool to "carry" all my work with me and show it around (much better than on a screen). Can you see that devilish pride on thet face below (lol). Not a fake pride either :P

 And when I see all what I've done, and all what every colour, every curve or character mean to me, it makes me wanna work so much harder... give birth to many new creatures, to love them even more with my brushes, to build their fate, their happiness or tragedy. Life.

What a power! .... an artist's illusion or reality?
Probably both.

Other and different books will follow. My New year's resolution! (I had none so far!)

Reputation (not fake)

When I go for lunch at JB's, just downstairs, JB serves me 2 beers, directly (=without me asking for anything)! LOL
I swear I can never get used to that ... I mean it! :P


Of course I refuse he does that all the time!
but it's his way to make me feel welcome.

And at some point, you gotta accept with a big smile when you're offered such a pleasant surprise!

Paris, a wild wolf & a running mama

After 10 days of Heaven in Miami... had to get back to a cold and grey Paris. Stop, I don't complain! I love Paris, but really in November, it sucks. I thought I would not get used to the brutal change. Thank god, Loup was very helpful, keeping me VERY busy ;-)

Lola's spending her first vacations in Hamburg, all by herself (without her mama d'amour!) at her grand parents' :)))

So Loup had a full week to torture his mama, to teach her how to become a proper knight, to explain her why telling cul all the time is so funny, why chocolate can't hurt the stomach, why I should pay him whenever we play @ playmobils (//oO\\), why it's so good for his health to eat in front of tv, why having 23 swords already (I've counted them!) is not enough when you plan to be a real knight.

God, boys are fascinating, and I truly mean it! :)))

... but they can't fool us, nenene.
Hm, well, there might be some exception :D

Treats or Trick?

Trick! of course!

I bought another sword to Loup the other day. Can someone teach me how to resist the lil devil?
I was so busy buying something else that I did not notice details about the sword.

Till we got out... suddenly I saw like blood moving on the sword. And an horrible skull laughing at me! Trick Trick, got my trick!

Well, when Loup saw my bloodless/surprised/shocked face... he begged that I don't give back his new rockin' sword. It's a bit yuckky but still rockin' :P. Sure he'll keep it * shrugging * :)

Pirate pirated! grmpphh

somehow my account has been hacked and invisible hands are taking care of that right now.


It does not affect too much my blog, but my gallery is gone since 2 days now (sigh)

I can't tell if it's only my account or more on the web hosting side (shrugging)

Ok, let's see wait & see... I'll only have a rum when I get everything back!

edit: It's back! Yeahhh! and it came from the shopping site I use, there was a crack(?) ... Martin will have homework tonight to help me check about security stuff ;-) 

* opening the bottle *

Miami treats

There's so much I could tell about everyone single photos. But anyway, no blabla today. Hope you enjoy :)

Miami bitch

well as you see, life was not too hard in South Beach (I swear I did not spend my whole time on the beach! :P)

I used to run every other day along the beach in the very early morning. Such pleasure.
The brown shorts, you can't wear much more than that overthere (I still wear my boots huh!). Simply too hot, and people don't care, nothing's formal, so cool!
Oh, and my trip to the Everglades! memorable :))

Miami contrasts

 South Beach, its terrific hotels (click on the pics for larger view)

















vs Little Haïti... bars on the windows everywhere. God everywhere. Deep poverty

 

Miami Vice

the real one tastes oh so good!

I've just put 60 pics on FB and just can't do it as well on here (I don't use Picasa or Flickr, life's too short! :P)

I will add a few other pics though, hoping it will give you a taste of Miami.
People looked at me kinda strangely when I said I'd spend a week over there. They would have chosen anything but Miami. Some had been there and were disappointed.

So I wasn't sure anymore if I'd like it there.
Oh but...
What a wonderful surprise!!! It was much beyond my expectations. Of course I was privileged, I was in South Beach, and there you get clubs, art, restaurants, tattoos studios, the sand and the beach. Palm trees, huge, everywhere.

As soon as I arrived at the airport, (once I passed all the security stuff! too much, too long!),I knew I'd love it.
The heat, beyond 30°C, almost night and day, I got used to it pretty quickly. Sometimes stopped the AC in my room, opened windows, just to feel that heat.

Give me a art studio well located and a good school for the devils, I pack the luggage again :P

The sea, so blue, so warm, is so much part of the city. It makes of Miami quite an exceptional city! Tropical, inviting.
I could see myself running along the golden beach every morning before going to work. So much energy boiling there.

I spent half the day exploring other part of the city (some being SO SO poor), discovering art, talking art, etc. .. and the rest of the day, well, on the beach. Loading batteries before getting back to the cold and strikes :)

The only more negative point is that it's really expensive overthere. You would just die from shock in front of the prices for alcohols!
But I was really in one of the posh parts of the city, I expected it.

There I've almost heard more people talking Spanish than English, that was also quite amazing. Loved that diversity of culture.

I've caressed alligators, tasted them too, enjoyed the best happy hours, got often lost, swam among dozens of fishes, purred in the sun, and explored a lot. What I wanted.

People were so nice. Americans being open and very helpful, I had no doubt about that, just a confirmation :))

And about travelling alone? Hard to leave everybody but so positive to be with oneself, to load the batteries. I really recommend it! Martin gotta do once, being an explorer with the bag on the back like in old times (when we were ermm younger! lol) feels great. Looking at new part of the world with virgin eyes. The world is beautiful.

And well, South Beach's made for party Candy, for sure!

Still in orbit :)

I really, really did not expect my trip to be that good.
I loved it overthere. Fascinating in many ways. I'll tell you everything about it. But for the moment, I put the one of the songs that you simply hear everywhere there at the moment. Can't make 3 steps without hearing it. This one is pretty bad, actually I can tell it's crap, real sticky crap. lol. But with a fine margarita, or a cold mojito (actually you do need them to possibly enjoy these songs)...  in front of the beach, you might start moving your ass on the beat! :P

in orbit for a week

Florida, me voilà. ! ... gotta check how warm the sun can be in Miami! I'll be back with an answer :)


cheers!

Missed the target!

My lil devil is actually totally devilish!
This morning, on his way to the toilets, still half asleep, Loup came to me:

" Mom, you know... Yesterday I was REALLY angry, so I did something. "
huh?
"I went to the toilet and, on purpose I missed the target, I did not pee where I should have peed"

And he left me, speechless!

Not even 5 and already planning irrational revenges!

A birthday menu

Ma shrimpette will be 8 tomorrow, and I've asked her what would be a perfect meal to her...

 That's cool (and a bit unusual for a bday meal! lol), a kind of Japanese meal! I should spend more than 15 minutes in the kitchen (phewwww!)

Mes Poppins : )

Some already know about the tragedy ;-) ... I'm selling the wonderful brown boots I had found a few weeks ago...

I just can't walk with them. Not that they're too high but they're not made for me. I couldn't guess when I bought them, I found them so beautiful that, walking 15 seconds with them felt like flying! :P

But anyway, the perfect boots do not exist, and that's somehow a relief for the hunter that I am :)

I think I've never introduced you those. High, reaching the skies, but supa comfortable (been tested and approved!). They were (not that) cheap. But they look divine with the right clothes. A mixture between Blondie, Mary Poppins and Indiana Jones!