Voilà un très joli carrelage! Il est regrettable que, bien souvent, on les recouvre. Mais il y a parfois de bonnes surprises quand on achète une vieille maison de découvrir ces trésors. Il suffit d'un bon produit et d'une bonne musculature et on ravive des trésors oubliés. Bon début de semaine, Genie!
As Richard says—and I hope they never cover this one up. You have a great eye! I think you should add an accent to your name, Génie, if you know what I mean.
Is it an apron or is it a cary bag? I thought an apron too at first but I now think a bag. Still the colours are perfect and your attention to it even better. x
Wonderful floors, wonderful attention to detail! Perhaps he plans to mimetize, disappear into his surroundings, and pounce on the prey (patisseries) with no one the wiser ;-) I would certainly dress the part to go on this hunt! BTW, these tiles would look fantastic in my kitchen --- le sigh ... (50 days and counting)...
I suppose I should be more interested in the tiles (which are lovely), but I can't help but wish that his trousers were the "right" length. I think that those that are too long really detract from a man's appearance. It's one of my ... should I say pet peeves? But that's too strong; it's none of my business but I often wonder why some men don't have them shortened for a better look?
Kate...interesting take...I've always preferred the longer length! Probably because my legs are long and my pants were always too short when growing up...then wearing jeans and cords became fashionable and I could buy guys jeans in the proper length!!!
Genie...love this pic...very simple, yet well balanced, and the detail is delightful!!! Good eye!!!
(ps...I looked up bises on the french-eng translator and couldn't find a def...what exactly does it mean??? )
When people match so well with their place, that's a real harmony!
PS: the faces I showed today were on "chars", with a scenery around. The chars leave the atelier where they are made, then join a place and there's a parade, with music, people dancing on chars, throwing confettis to spectators(and receiving confettis!)A parade means at least two, sometimes three hours of parade. Then, they all go back to the atelier, except from the king and the queen, who both stay outside during two weeks. at the end of Carnival, the king is burned .
J'ose espérer que jamais il sera retiré ce beau carrelage... S'il l'est un jour, il sera revendu dans une brocante... Dans ma région, dans la campagne environnante, on trouve encore beaucoup de vieilles boutiques avec ce type de carrelage... Bisous et merci pour cette belle photo.
Dianne -- It may be an apron but I think that it is his shopping bag... merci!
Richard -- Ah, ici, en Amerique c'est la même chose mais nous n'avons pas la quantité de sites anciens comme en France... Cet carrelage est un vrai trésor. Merci
Alexa -- Well, I was a half-beat slow but "got it" - hah! If I had known that growing up I would have added the accent and lorded it over my sisters! Merci
Brittany -- It is easier for me to see the beauty in an old city like Paris than in the usual new buildings I see daily... Merci, mon amie
Suzi -- I think that he was making the rounds of the market area and that this was his shopping bag... lucky for me that it all matched
biebkriebels -- I love the old tile floors seen in many cities and countries...
Samantha -- He did not know that he was making a fashion statement that day - hah! Merci
Carol -- Merci, mon artiste!
Marie -- Yes, and I think that Holly and I made a selection here as well... Never miss an opportunity to try something new!
Tammy -- Quite often, I am just lucky, my friend, but merci!
Kate -- I think that this is a gentleman from the neighborhood and he is just making his daily rounds... glad that no one captures me stopping off for milk on my way home from the gym at o-dark thirty - hah!
Dreamer -- Merci, mon ami
Starman -- Just the right shade of gray, too
Halcyon -- Paris does not have any really bad days but I am hoping for my next trip a bit more sunshine... Living in the rainiest city in the US, gray skies do not bother me... safe travels to you
Loree -- It could not have matched better if I had planned it... merci
Chieftess -- Merci, and interesting about the pant length... "bises" is a closing as we would put in an email or correspondence like "hugs" but more commonly used in France than I would use in the US. "Bisous" is more casual/familiar than "bises"... specifically, the "cheek air kiss"... here is a link http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090116091919AAS8r2S
Malyss -- He is definitely in harmony here and I would think that he is a regular... Thanks for all the details on Carnival. Here is similar and we throw stuffed animals, beads, little toys and MoonPies from the floats...
martine -- Oui, je suis d'accord avec toi... Je crois que ces vieilles boutiques avec ce type de carrelage devraient être préservés... Merci!
Kelley -- I am glad that you are enjoying the glimpses... Merci
That is a lovely, delicate tile pattern, Genie. Don't add the accent . . . anglos like me don't know how to type them in these comment boxes. BTW, I don't dare meet Kate now . . . she was badmouthing trousers with a full break, which my tailor insists on.
Jack -- Alexa was using the spelling of the word "genius = génie" so do not worry as I would not step forward to claim that... I think that the cut of trousers is a matter of personal preference so you are just fine... Merci
I was just in Paris and saw many (and photographed some) beautiful floor tiles. Was saddened to see that, unlike your photo, many are in a sad state of disrepair...
Next visit to Paris, you should visit Moulin de la Vierge on rue Vercingetorix, 14 ème near Gare Montparnasse. It has wonderful marble counters and a colorful ceiling and floor - and quite a history of how it was saved from the wrecking ball during a "redevelopment" by a music promoter-cum-boulanger, Basil Kamir.
Louis -- I have a file of "places to go" that are suggestions of friends and things that I have read... I put this one under "friends" and put a star next to it... "must-do" Merci!
This is what I would call ~attention to detail~ apron to match those gorgeous tiles. Good shot Genie.
ReplyDeleteVoilà un très joli carrelage! Il est regrettable que, bien souvent, on les recouvre. Mais il y a parfois de bonnes surprises quand on achète une vieille maison de découvrir ces trésors. Il suffit d'un bon produit et d'une bonne musculature et on ravive des trésors oubliés.
ReplyDeleteBon début de semaine, Genie!
As Richard says—and I hope they never cover this one up. You have a great eye! I think you should add an accent to your name, Génie, if you know what I mean.
ReplyDeleteThe floor, the walls, the buildings - Paris is beautiful everywhere!
ReplyDeleteIs it an apron or is it a cary bag? I thought an apron too at first but I now think a bag.
ReplyDeleteStill the colours are perfect and your attention to it even better.
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A beautiful match, the floor is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteWhat an eye! I love how the guy's apron matches the tiles! (Blue and white!)
ReplyDeleteHow clever of you to catch that? Great eye, Genie!
ReplyDeleteWonderful floors, wonderful attention to detail! Perhaps he plans to mimetize, disappear into his surroundings, and pounce on the prey (patisseries) with no one the wiser ;-) I would certainly dress the part to go on this hunt! BTW, these tiles would look fantastic in my kitchen --- le sigh ... (50 days and counting)...
ReplyDeletePretty tile! I love the way you capture art in everyday occurrences. Clever!
ReplyDeleteI suppose I should be more interested in the tiles (which are lovely), but I can't help but wish that his trousers were the "right" length. I think that those that are too long really detract from a man's appearance. It's one of my ... should I say pet peeves? But that's too strong; it's none of my business but I often wonder why some men don't have them shortened for a better look?
ReplyDeleteNice capture!
ReplyDeleteEveryone mentioned the bag (apron?) but his slacks also match the grey in the tiles.
ReplyDeleteAh yes... the Parisian gray! Just hope for blue skies (rather than gray) when you're there. :)
ReplyDeleteThat is just incredible how well matching the tiles and the shopper are :)
ReplyDeleteKate...interesting take...I've always preferred the longer length! Probably because my legs are long and my pants were always too short when growing up...then wearing jeans and cords became fashionable and I could buy guys jeans in the proper length!!!
ReplyDeleteGenie...love this pic...very simple, yet well balanced, and the detail is delightful!!! Good eye!!!
(ps...I looked up bises on the french-eng translator and couldn't find a def...what exactly does it mean??? )
When people match so well with their place, that's a real harmony!
ReplyDeletePS: the faces I showed today were on "chars", with a scenery around. The chars leave the atelier where they are made, then join a place and there's a parade, with music, people dancing on chars, throwing confettis to spectators(and receiving confettis!)A parade means at least two, sometimes three hours of parade. Then, they all go back to the atelier, except from the king and the queen, who both stay outside during two weeks. at the end of Carnival, the king is burned .
J'ose espérer que jamais il sera retiré ce beau carrelage... S'il l'est un jour, il sera revendu dans une brocante...
ReplyDeleteDans ma région, dans la campagne environnante, on trouve encore beaucoup de vieilles boutiques avec ce type de carrelage...
Bisous et merci pour cette belle photo.
Another beautiful glimpse at a fabulous city... thank you!
ReplyDeleteDianne -- It may be an apron but I think that it is his shopping bag... merci!
ReplyDeleteRichard -- Ah, ici, en Amerique c'est la même chose mais nous n'avons pas la quantité de sites anciens comme en France... Cet carrelage est un vrai trésor. Merci
Alexa -- Well, I was a half-beat slow but "got it" - hah! If I had known that growing up I would have added the accent and lorded it over my sisters! Merci
Brittany -- It is easier for me to see the beauty in an old city like Paris than in the usual new buildings I see daily... Merci, mon amie
Suzi -- I think that he was making the rounds of the market area and that this was his shopping bag... lucky for me that it all matched
biebkriebels -- I love the old tile floors seen in many cities and countries...
Samantha -- He did not know that he was making a fashion statement that day - hah! Merci
Carol -- Merci, mon artiste!
Marie -- Yes, and I think that Holly and I made a selection here as well... Never miss an opportunity to try something new!
Tammy -- Quite often, I am just lucky, my friend, but merci!
Kate -- I think that this is a gentleman from the neighborhood and he is just making his daily rounds... glad that no one captures me stopping off for milk on my way home from the gym at o-dark thirty - hah!
Dreamer -- Merci, mon ami
Starman -- Just the right shade of gray, too
Halcyon -- Paris does not have any really bad days but I am hoping for my next trip a bit more sunshine... Living in the rainiest city in the US, gray skies do not bother me... safe travels to you
Loree -- It could not have matched better if I had planned it... merci
Chieftess -- Merci, and interesting about the pant length... "bises" is a closing as we would put in an email or correspondence like "hugs" but more commonly used in France than I would use in the US. "Bisous" is more casual/familiar than "bises"... specifically, the "cheek air kiss"... here is a link http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090116091919AAS8r2S
Ahhh, well...bises back at ya!!!
ReplyDeleteMalyss -- He is definitely in harmony here and I would think that he is a regular... Thanks for all the details on Carnival. Here is similar and we throw stuffed animals, beads, little toys and MoonPies from the floats...
ReplyDeletemartine -- Oui, je suis d'accord avec toi... Je crois que ces vieilles boutiques avec ce type de carrelage devraient être préservés... Merci!
Kelley -- I am glad that you are enjoying the glimpses... Merci
Chieftess -- Bizoux! hehe
That is a lovely, delicate tile pattern, Genie. Don't add the accent . . . anglos like me don't know how to type them in these comment boxes. BTW, I don't dare meet Kate now . . . she was badmouthing trousers with a full break, which my tailor insists on.
ReplyDeleteJack -- Alexa was using the spelling of the word "genius = génie" so do not worry as I would not step forward to claim that... I think that the cut of trousers is a matter of personal preference so you are just fine... Merci
ReplyDeleteGorgeous tile! I'd love that for my kitchen backspash
ReplyDeleteI was just in Paris and saw many (and photographed some) beautiful floor tiles. Was saddened to see that, unlike your photo, many are in a sad state of disrepair...
ReplyDeleteReally...the tiles are wonderful!
ReplyDeleteLéia
Sara Louise -- I think that often we do not realize how beautiful the old tiles are until they are covered over and lost
ReplyDeleteBibi -- Can't wait to hear of your visit to Paris... I do agree that there are many places where the tiles have been neglected and are in ruin
Léia -- Merci, mon amie, and have a wonderful week. Bises.
Beautiful floor! Will you show us the "rest" of the boulangerie too?
ReplyDelete«Louis», who would love to open his own boulangerie-pâtisserie, would like to visit this one!
ReplyDeleteThat really is lovely!
ReplyDeleteVreni -- I have a photo and post ready to load, very soon... (I have to check with Holly, my research expert - hah!)
ReplyDeleteLouis -- Merci, and I have been missing you here... If you had a boulangerie/pâtisserie it would have to have floors like these
Randy -- Merci!
Next visit to Paris, you should visit Moulin de la Vierge on rue Vercingetorix, 14 ème near Gare Montparnasse. It has wonderful marble counters and a colorful ceiling and floor - and quite a history of how it was saved from the wrecking ball during a "redevelopment" by a music promoter-cum-boulanger, Basil Kamir.
ReplyDeleteLouis -- I have a file of "places to go" that are suggestions of friends and things that I have read... I put this one under "friends" and put a star next to it... "must-do" Merci!
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't mind that in my bathroom!
ReplyDelete