jeu de palme

grey slush

We got a big snowstorm last night and I went out this morning expecting another winter wonderland.  Alas, it had turned into ugly grey slush by 10 am.  Very New York.  Somehow, I never pictured Paris covered in grey slush.

raise the red lantern

Red lanterns have been popping up along the streets of the quartier.  We are getting ready for Chinese New Year.  I love that there is a mini-chinatown along Rue du Marie two blocks away, with take-out noodle joints, an asian grocery store and Pho restaurants.  Plus, Paris's Belleville Chinatown is only two stops away via metro.  Like London and my hometown, Los Angeles, Paris is a great multicultural stew.

history

chilly scenes of winter

Paris was blanketed in snow the first week of '09.  Took a long walk through the Tuilleries Gardens this morning.  The trees are dead, the fountains shut down and the ponds are frozen over...but the city still manages to look lovely.

a million miles an hour

I have wrapped on the movie I was working on and I'm having a little trouble letting go of it all. 

For two years my life in London revolved around the ups and downs of the show. Now it's packed up and left for Toronto, like a circus packing up the big top and moving on to the next town.  

I am so happy I'm heading to Paris to live with D until April, but it's weird going from moving a million miles an hour to a full-stop in a single day.

I'm a bit dazed and out of it.  Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome?

the xmas torte!!!