Fifi's Blogging Birthday and Pink Saturday!!

Oh, bon jour! Petunia here, again!

Oh my, this is a huge event! Fifi has been blogging her lovely, creative heart out for an entire year! Imagine that...all that work, all that painting...to bring the loveliness and beauty that is Fifi to all of us! She is my BFF and has been for many past lives according to a psychic I recently saw. In a past life Fifi and I were even sisters! Is that not FAB? But of course it makes perfect sense.

When awaking this morning and realizing I was alone again, but happily so, I decided to take a little trip across France to my favorite museum, the Musée Matisse in Le Cateau-Cambresis. I knew doing this would make me feel close to Fifi who is in another part of France at the moment. When I see Henri Matisse, I always feel the spirit of Fifi swirling around near me.

In this lifetime, among many other things, Fifi has brought to life the beauty and style that Henri Matisse blessed this lovely world with BUT, she has made that style her own. Shall we take a look to compare and contrast? First a look at Henri....

Matisse's Tablecloth

Pink Statuette and Jug on a Red Chest of Drawers

Matisse's pink table clothThe Dreamer... The ballerina in pink tights!
Hello!

Oh yes, hello!

And now on to Fifi's fabulous works that you can find and buy here and HERE!

Henri loves this painting! A nude girl, a pink fan? How could he not?

And Henri does love an tablescape! Fifi has again made him proud.

Oh yes...the channeling of the ballerina in pink!

And another table done while dreaming of Henri...what a lucky man...
even if he is dead!

Henri has a rose named after him BUT we have le Fifi Flowers who is a lovely rose and is thankfully, more alive than Henri so...she wins!

Mmmm...Fifi has found a pink cupcake to enjoy at her party!

Thank you for joining me on wishing Fifi a very Happy Blogging Birthday!

For more Fifi Blogging Birthday madness go here!

And for more PINK Saturday please visit Beverly at How Sweet the Sound!

Have a FAB weekend!

Fashionable Friday!

Welcome to another of Fifi's Fashionable Fridays!

I do love a fabulous hat maybe even more than I love black and white photograph or maybe just as much. When they come together, it is the best. And when they come together on the pages of Vogue magazine in 1950, it is all over the moon!

Shall we choose our hat?
There are so many to look at....

So many styles and shapes and colors...

Why bother choosing one when you can carry all your favorites on a hat stand!

It is hard to decide on just one.
But, now that we have, let's show off!

Hats with veils are lovely.....

and hats with veils and long gloves...ooo la la!

Black and white snapped in black and white...my favorite!

Shall I pose like this or....

or like this?

But the best hat of all.....

is always a crown!

Vogue, as always, you have done it all so perfectly well.

All the photos shown here were taken by Gordon Parks.

For more Fashionable Friday fun, please visit Fifi!

Looking for a book in Paris...

Bon jour! Petunia here!

I'm sure one thing many of you don't know about me is that I am an avid reader! There is nothing more lovely than curling up with a juicy romance under a fabulous cozy throw. This morning I was needing to do exactly that when I realized I was all out of reading material. After perusing Perez online for the latest headlines, I thought to head out in search of a new book or three to read. My goodness, what a day it turned into!

I headed first to my neighborhood book seller and after looking at stack after stack of books by authors I have never heard of decided to move on...

This lovely store smelled musty and just a bit stuffy. After a quick glance around, I realized this store sold the same books as the last store. I hurriedly took my leave back out onto the street before all that dust settled on me!
Ahhh...Shakespeare...what a lovely name and I have heard his stories are very good, indeed. I have only experienced his work on stage and quite honestly, only really liked the one with the murder in it! I do think something is lost in the reading of his works...
Knowing all that I know about Mr. Shakespeare, I was sure I could find a juicy story in here!
My goodness! How wrong can a girl be! There were stacks and shelves of books one has to wonder why one would read! I was so exhausted by this point that when I saw the bed in the store, I pounced on it and took a lovely little snooze.
Upon awakening I returned to my search and just down the sidewalk I found this! I do love a newsstand. One can read all the headlines in one quick glance and know all the news a girl should know. It is important to know a bit about everything at a social gathering just in case one might be asked about something of the world.These lovely little stands also sell my favorite books and most importantly, all the circulars that keep a girl up to date with what really matters in the world...people and what they may or may not have been doing with who ever they should or should not have been doing it with!

It turned out to be a most successful book hunt! And did you know that Leo and that model friend of his did.....!! Oh my...they sure did!

My Easter Lily

Painting of Lily by my dear friend and the very talented Otis who loved Lily (Soma) first.

Lily, Lily, Lily...we miss you everyday Little Bug.

Pink Saturday in Paris!

Bon jour! Petunia here!

Welcome to PINK Saturday hosted by Beverly at How Sweet the Sound ! Today I give you a little peek into all that keeps Paris in the PINK!

There are delicious pink macaroons and

pink shoes that would look fabulous peddling...

a lovely pink bike!
Pink flowers dress up the trees and...

the balconies and.... the hanging pots!

A lady walks a pink poodle and...

a lady in pink walks a poodle, too!

There are FAB pink stores to shop in and...

pink kitchens to cook in and...

pink houses to come home to!
Oh, look!

We are passing by Fifi's Pink Paris Apartment!

It is tres FAB, is it not?

I do thank you for stopping by to see how pretty in pink Paris can be!

Fahionable Friday with Fifi!

Bon jour! Petunia here!

It is another fabulous Fashionable Friday with my BFF, the very talented and lovely, Fifi Flowers! So welcome, welcome! I am in a rush this night to post as my fabulous Raoul is patiently awaiting my entrance and even though he is a patient love, I only like to make him wait just a bit! I am quite thoughtful that way!

Being in Paris makes it so very difficult to figure out what is most fashionable because, quite frankly, all of Paris is fashionable! Since I cannot show you -everything-, I have decided to show you feathers! Oh yes, feathers are quite the statement in Paris and even more so at one place in particular! Let me show you where feathers are about the only thing a pretty girl needs to wear!It is tres FAB!

Just down the street in Mortmarte, my lovely little section of Paris, is the Moulin Rouge!

It is a delicious slice of Parisian decidence at her best!

We better hurry to our seats so that we don't miss one minute of the show!

They do look fashionable in their feathers...and little else!

Can, can you Can-can?!

A quick interview with Maison Févier, the very talented lady who makes those fashionable feather outfits, and we are off...to our next adventure!

Tomorrow, I will show you all that is in the PINK in Paris!

For more of what is FAB and fashionable, visit my BFF, Fifi!

She is painting up a storm during her stay in Paris!