Best place to live:
I’d kill to have an apartment in Paris and a house in Provence for the summers and a cabin in the woods in the Auvergne. I would have a nice vegetable garden, chickens of all kinds, ducks,
geese, etc. so I can have a daily supply of eggs in all colours.
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| Toujours Provence |
Best meal: a nice
selection of cheeses - cow, goat and sheepish blue, with cracker assortment and
the best red wine I can afford. Then,
Neuhaus chocolates for dessert with a nice cappuccino made with crème bruleé
flavoured beans and creamer.
Best way to relax: eating
my “best meal” in bed, while watching a good movie.
Best piece of
clothing I own: my St. John
trench coat. I bought it last year and wear it any chance I get (which in Florida is not very often).
Best blog: Lost
past remembered. She offers history of
luscious food. A sight and sigh for true
epicureans.
Best inspiring
individual: Princess Diana has inspired me throughout her lifetime. Her contagious energy in the face of
adversity was remarkable and her elegance unique and always impeccable.
Best music: I
grew up on ABBA, and for years they were the only group I would listen to. Nowadays I like Celine Dion, mostly for her
positive attitude towards life and unrelenting character, and Adele for her absolute
talent.
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| Glamorous ABBA |
Best read: The murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha
Christie. The first time I read it I
didn’t know the twist at the end.
Christie broke the rules when she wrote it. It is a book that you only need to read once,
and the surprise hits you like a bucket of iced water.
Best TV: This is so hard. TV is really bad these days, especially in
the U.S. I like Mad Men and Sex and the City
- both excellently written, and the reality TV show Giuliana & Bill; the latter because of the ridiculous way in
which it is filmed, and the even more ridiculous way in which they handle
themselves.
Best fashion
designer: Alexander McQueen. He possessed
true genius.
Best beauty essential:
False eyelashes! I just discover
this and have yet to master their application, but they give the biggest oomph to
the eyes with minimal effort, even when one is utterly tired.
Best shop: I have a love-affair with Anthropologie these days. But I am counting my days till I get to visit
Liwan, in Paris. I have a feeling I will feel like buying the
whole shop.
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| A shelf in Paris' Liwan |
Best thing about blogging:
it gives me a sense of freedom to express myself and my deepest feelings
and opinions without any contrition.
