The six-storey buildings that surround the gardens on three sides have galleries on the ground floor containing shops and restaurants The garden galleries were constructed 1781–1784 to the designs of the Victor Louis. On the west side is the Montpensier Gallery, on the north, the Beaujolais Gallery, and to the east, the Valois Gallery. Traversing the south side of the garden are two parallel colonnades, remnants of the former covered Galerie d’Orléans (demolished in 1930). They stand between the Court of Honor and the garden.

I was last in Paris in April of 2022 and took these shots. I am only now getting my posts posted. Bad, bad girl. Sorry. But, never late than never. I am itching to get back to Paris soon!

To go with my last 2 posts about the department store in Paris. I was there almost 2 years ago and for some reason I never posted these posts before now. It’s time to return! But I’ll probably wait until after the Olympics!

I made these videos on my last visit, in April of 2022. My how time flies!

Here are two videos I made on my last visit to Paris in April of 2022. It’s hard for me to believe this post has been in my queue that long!

Both the mosaic frieze and glass ceiling are wonderful, as you will see. The department store was recently renovated and reopened.

I saw this today on a park bench and loved the message and the impulse to create it. Whose love inspired it, I’d love to know!

Never forget that we stand on the shoulders of so many amazing women. This picture is just a light-hearted reminder that they did it in corsets and leather soled shoes on ice. If you give it some thought, you’ll recognize they did that and a whole lot more. Thanks to all these brave women ancestors.

In Florence they will be celebrating today with sprigs of bright yellow blossomed mimosa.

These crocus aren’t growing in my garden, but in someone else’s in my neighborhood. I stalk beauty wherever I find it.

But then, of course, I don’t live here full time and many of my original garden plantings have died over the years I was living in Italy. It was a tough trade-off, but I made the right decision!

I adore the periwinkle blue of the vinca ground cover. And I like the name “periwinkle.”

Spring is slow to arrive in Denver and March is our snowiest month. It necessary that I stalk beauty whenever and wherever I can. Thanks for understanding me.

They are always the first plants to bloom in the spring in my garden.

I consider the blooms to be a greeting from my mom.😊 The blossoms are small but mighty.