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The peonies in bloom at Bagatelle, where @carolyneroehm @sylviebecquet and i strolled on Sunday, with all of Paris enjoying the Sun and the Fête de Muguet, May Day.

Paris at night, in “le bleu,” when it is almost 10 and still light. #lebleu #toureiffel #paris

L’Uniform is a great discovery on the quai. Stylish canvas in many styles, great colors, with simple monograms. Brilliant and nowhere else! #luniform #parisshopping

An amazing bouquet of paper flowers at the new boutique of Astier de Villatte on the rue de Tournon, Paris. #paperflowers #fleursenpapier #astierdevillatte #parisshopping

A #pagoda in the #bagatelle, Paris. A brilliant, sunny Premiere Mai after a week of rain. #garden #gardenfollies #follies #chinoiserie

Love the Napoleonic #bees in Josephine’s robe in a petit point portrait of her at #malmaison . #needlework #needlepoint #petitpoint

Frances, Carolyne, and the rain at Malmaison… @carolyneroehm #malmaison #ithasrainedallweek

The bluest sky in France this week is In Josephine’s bedroom at Malmaison. #malmaison

Malmaison on a cloudy day. The home of Napoleon and Josephine, and then Josephine alone. #shegotitinthedivorce #malmaison

Tamgo roses at Mouile florist across the street frim our hotel, where my darlin’ friend and travel buddy @carolyneroehm did an”internship” a few years ago… C’est charmant… #paris #flowershop #tangoroses

One last shot of the Bibliothèque St Geneviève reading room. We were lucky to have seen the original drawings by designer Henri Labrouste and to have gotten our own library cards so we could stay and draw. #minedontlooklikelabrouste‘s #bibliothèquestgeneviève #henrilabrouste #paris #library #prettylight

The Panthéon through a window of the reserve rooms at the Bibliothèque St Geneviève, Paris. These rooms house the oroginal drawings and plans for the library, by Henri Labrouste. #pantheonparis