Thursday November 3 - Paris

Had lots of rain today.  In the morning Ferris and I ran an errand near the Place Vendome.  She had several pieces of jewelry she'd bought years ago that needed adjustment so off we went to visit the jeweler.  I was glad to get to see the shop, plus have a fleeting chance to see such an iconic section of Paris.  It reminded me of many years ago when Elizabeth Cohen and I were lucky enough to stay at the Ritz Carleton Hotel on the Place Vendome.  Ah, those were the days.

Afterward we met the group at Jerome DeClercq whose business is making beautiful tiebacks for draperies.  His family has made them for kings going back hundreds of years.  Imagine huge colorful tassels and things.  Really wonderful, interesting and quintessentially French.  

Then we visited Karen Petrossian, an African textile collector who was absolutely charming.  He spent a couple of hours pulling out rare pieces to show us.  

Buckets of rain we falling by the time we left.  Where are those new galoshes when I need them?