Joan, Understand your "need" for Violin d'Ingres. I think you deserve a "season pass" there also.

Beachgirl, Joan et al...
I was reprieved! Shortly after I posted here that I was feeling guilty about not having time to try out Joan's Pottaka and about not returning to Le Petit Troquet, US Airways cancelled our flight home.

We could not believe it.

Thank goodness I had kept the 7th day on our week's apartment rental so that our study abroad daughter could have one more nice long bath before returning to her studio teeny shower for the rest of her stay; it meant the air cancellation did not cost us one additional cent for one night's lodging. Stranger still... we had only four billets left from our two trip carnets; we used those today. Perfect.

Therefore...
...we had lunch at Pottaka and made reservations for LP Troquet for this evening. Talk about Karma.

Shopping items today:
-Champagne, Picard frozen appetizers, etc for daughter's mini-soiree at our apartment with her friends
-Voltaren gel/patch for us old folks and daughter's young friend with bad knee

Best to all of you,

AZ

AZ....

Aren't you lucky! That worked out great for you. Did you enjoy Pottoka?? I hope they have the picture up some place that I gave them of the Pottoka horses!

Enjoy your evening and have a good flight home!

I have pics to post......

a bientot...

Joan

Some photos I am behind with...

Les Cocottes and Violon d’Ingres

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a bientot...

Joan

Wow, AZ. That is fortunate and you are lucky!!

What lovely yellow yolks in that perfectly cooked hardboiled egg? I just hate it when the yolks look green

Joan - more great meals to look forward to except the turkey meal, of course. The granddaughters tried to help me roast ours. One thing I remember is that the turkeys in Paris are smaller and moister but with brined turkey nowadays, it is not too bad here.

I am catching a cold but I hope it will not be too bad on Thursday when we fly out. We do have the premium seats so it will be more comfortable and we'll be able to sleep.

Will call you on the way from CDG. A tres bientot!

bisous,
Lilia

I'm drooling over that beautiful salad and the fish with the almonds-----maybe I should have eaten lunch!

Thanks Joan and Weekender. Sorry for the confusion and thank you for the email addresses as I haven't emailed L'Os a Moelle yet.

AZ, lucky you on having the apartment an extra day! Sounds like it was meant to be.


I want whatever the chocolate dish was served in the Staab pot!

frambroise, safe travels to you.

Joan,
On our way on Wednesday! Looking forward to experiencing Paris and its charms once again. See you soon.

Beach Girl,

The chocolate was at Les Cocottes...

Looking forward to waterdogs arrival on Thursday and Lilia and Tom on Friday. They will be spending the night with me as their apartment will not be ready until Saturday....

Think I might go to Tina's for lunch tomorrow...

a bientot....

Joan

Chère Joan, Thank you so much for the updates! Perhaps I called the restaurant at the wrong time. I am so happy that they are open and hope to eat there again soon.

In the meantime, I look forward to living vicariously through your posts.

Merci mille fois,

Debra

Debra,

They don't seem to answer the phone all the time. He does not speak much English and I think just does not answer it.

Have not checked the weather this morning..whatever it is, it is!!

a bientot...

Joan

Great weather today...beautiful, bright and sunny day!!

a bientot...

Joan

Tina’s for lunch today…

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The two gals were not there today......

A great day today..saw a pair of boots that I liked in a consignement shop windo. Hardly ever find her open. Finally did and tried them on..liked them..until the price..I am just not a 490 euros(not $'s) boot person! I left them at the store!

a bientot...

Joan

Please check out Dr. Talbott's review of Stephanes new acquisition, a rave from a tough reviewer!

Thanks Oakglen. I will do that. I wish Talbott would go to Reed, too!

Joan - love your lunch at Tina's. How come my carbonara never looked like that? See you in about 48 hours!

BeachGirl - thank you. The San Francisco fog is supposed to lift just about our flight time!

Oakglen - thanks, I will check Talbott's review as well.

PARIS, here I come!

Have a wonderful trip framboise! Your l'Obe meal with Joan seems to be a tradition, take lots of pic ladies!

Joan, fyi, I'm a size 38 in boots...

~Roberta

Roberta,

I will take note of your boot size. The ones above were a 36. Too bad, as you could have hopped on a plane and picked up a bargain??

Meeting Lloyd and JoAnn at 9....

I think a bit cooler this morning..not really light out at this time.

a bientot..

Joan

Lloyd and JoAnn did arrive! We have now met one another after these many, many years! I see why we have communicated for so long now. Nice people. Many things in common. We had a cafe together in my little breakfast spot, walked past Pottoka, and down to Reed. They did meet Catherine Reed. We then came to my apartment, so they could see where I was staying and spent the time just chatting about so much! I will meet them outside their entrance door this evening at 6:45 and we will walk almost across the street to Cafe Constant for dinner together.
I will post some pics of my breakfast spot shortly...

a bientot...
Joan