In an unexpected defer from my usual Monday-Thursday schedule, I stopped by my favorite thrift store today during my day of errand-running. The gods of fashion smiled upon me today in the form of a lovely deep blue shift, with origami-style folded detail. Unfortunately the sleeves were covered in rows of shiny blue beads making it too 80s in style for me, nothing a good seam ripper couldn't fix. I loved the detail of the...
je vais prendre le moutard!
10:47 PM / BY alyssa
sorry for the delay, it's been awhile. as you may be able to tell by now, i am a fully established francophile writer who enjoys food. lunch time today was the perfect time to experiment with a recipe I had come across during my time living in a french home.my Parisian housemother served very, very small portions of unusual food, but one staple of our diet was a salad of mixed greens and a tangy...
word choice
1:29 PM / BY alyssa
Came across these lyrically poetic bracelets by BCBG while killing some time online shopping. There's tons of slang-related choices and different band colors. Which to choose? bisous, ...
lovely weather
12:00 PM / BY alyssa
today i'll leaving you with a quick post today celebrating the lovely weather that we've been having lately! longer days are making my trek from the metro station to my apartment much more enjoyable. I snapped this photo of tulips that are in bloom on the corner of a street near the metro. These flowers border the outside of my favorite house in the neighborhood--the only "real person" house within one square mile radius. I...