Paris in Jaune~ Missing Paris Day

Jaune was everywhere in Paris this spring! 

Look at this luscious beauty.

A friend recently showed us his fancy old car and I was so excited, 

eyes lit up, I jumped in the front seat asking all kinds of questions, begging for a ride.

Friend turned to The Chef and said,

"I had no idea you had a Car Chick!"

I have to admit it. I've been known to peruse old car shows soaking up the past,

ogling shiny paint jobs and decadent or old, rustic interiors.

Sadly, I'm not the same when it comes to fashion.   

When I got off the plane this last time in Paris,

I was all dressed in black. 

My sister took one look at me and said,

"What? Are you going through your Goth phase?"

So I asked, "Ok, what is the latest in Paris since last I was here?"

She looked at my attire again and said,

"BRIGHT, BRIGHT SPRING colors."

 

And guess what else? 

Sandals resembling the exact make and model

of a pair left back in my Pacific Northwest closet.  

And with the weather being so tres magnifique,

EVERYBODY was wearing them! 

Zuts encore!

Oh well, here are a few lovely Paris yellows

to brighten your day. 

This last one, taken in the French countryside, was snapped on a breathtaking walk! 

In some directions, almost as far as the eye could see,

 fields of Rapeseed (what the French call Colza and make into oil) were so bright 

you nearly had to shield your eyes. 

French relatives most often toss their green salads with a colza oil vinaigrette

and somehow they always taste better to us than ours. 

Europeans are even cultivating it for biodiesel fuels. 

One of these days, I'm going to cultivate it myself

(ie: sneak it home)

and serve it on my guest's salad

so I can hear them ask the same question:

"Excusez-moi, but how exactly did you make this amazing vinaigrette?!"

(Photographs copyright: Kirsten Steen)