Paris Can Wait

 The Rascals and MrBP cleared out of here at about 7am yesterday, leaving behind the quietest house imaginable in comparison!
It was an absolutely freezing day too, so good on them to get out and ski in it.
I had a day to putter around and sort things in the house.  I took a day that felt like the luxury of Christmas week to a tee, putting away Christmas presents and sorting out my beauty supplies for the new year.
MrBP gifted me a new scarf for Christmas, the "Fleur de Giverny", and he even themed the gift with a book about Claude Monet's garden at Giverny.
 Have you ever been to see Monet's Water Lilies at Musee de l'Orangerie in Paris?  We've been a couple of times, it will definitely change the way you think about the paintings.  I can't wait to get into the book!

Organized my nail polish.
Looks like it will be a pastel-ish year.

 After getting my kitchen organized and running to the market for a few things for dinner I decided to tuck into the family room with a fire on and watch a movie (perhaps a fluffy one).  I'd noticed Paris Can Wait on Netflix and it looked like the sort of movie no one else in the family would ever agree to watch with me, and it takes place in France, what could be better?
It was quite an engaging movie and it surprised me a bit, I have to say.  I really liked it.  Interesting too, it was written and directed by Eleanor Coppola, and here's a little interview with her in Vogue about the movie if you're interested.

I cooked up a huge dinner for the skiers including a little apres ski snack with some good red wine for their arrival home.  Those Rascals were all hungry and I managed to sneak so many vegetables into them!
After dinner we watched what will probably be the end of the Christmas movies for this year: the movie Love Actually.  I have to say there were many droopy eyelids after being out in that cold air all day.
Today we'll be going to visit Poppa to bring him some supplies and to meet the newest member of the clan, his puppy Sophie!  She came home with him on Boxing Day and we've all been so excited about her.  Hopefully I'll get some good pictures.
Have a wonderful day,
xoxDani