It’s always impressive to have lunch at the French Academy, one of the most fabulous 17 th century building, designed by Louis Le Vau along the Seine, and when you are invited by Academician Hugues Gall, the witty and charming Director of Giverny (who was born in Honfleur!) it is even more exciting. The excuse for gathering twenty guests … Read More
“The Modern Garden” at the Royal Academy
« Painting the Modern garden, Monet to Matisse », is the right exhibition on the right theme in the right country. Where else, but in Great Britain, where everyone has a garden and cherishes it, could one have organised a show on painters who love gardening. There was a real faith animating the public in the crowded Royal Academy galleries, … Read More
Flowers for kids
The only condition is to be 7 or older and to form a group of 3 to 10 friends. Atelier Marie Marianne, one of the most refined flower boutique in Paris, loves children. And the two ladies who run the shop, Marie Lavoine and Marianne Robic, have decided to teach kids how to create flower arrangements. For Christmas, Easter or … Read More