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Sweet Trash composition note book Art Journal
I started this journal as a sample while faciliating a visual journal workshop for Life’s Journey. I am really enjoying it. I do believe that visual journals made from altered composition notebooks are my favourites.
Monday, Sept 22,14 – Day Twelve – Our Lady of Chartres Cathedral
Today, I went on a day trip to the town of Chartres to see the world famous Cathedral there. Jeff was still very ill, so he stayed at the hotel. I had a wonderful driver and guide. I enjoyed lively … Continue reading
Sunday, Sept 21, 14 – Day Eleven – St. Sulpice and Tour Montparnasse
I had a plan to go to Sunday Mass at St Sulpice and stay for the organ concert, then go up to the organ loft to meet the organist and take photos of the 6500 plus pipes in this world … Continue reading
Sat, Sept 20, 14 – Day Ten – Versailles, Opulent Decadence
Today we went to Versailles. It was an interesting and not totally pleasant experience. The bus times were messed up and then it did not leave on the new time, so there was over an hour of standing around waiting, … Continue reading
Day Nine – Down Day and Laundry/Descartes
Today was a day of rest and laundry. Rest in that we did not venture off to see any of the sights. In the morning we headed over to the market on Rue Monge and picked up bread, cheese, ham, … Continue reading
Day Eight – Medieval Relics, Handwriting, and Moulin Rouge.
After our lost day yesterday, today was for me very full and very rewarding. Jeff stayed in bed late, but I left by 8:30 am to walk to the Musee Cluny to see the Lady and the Unicorn tapestries. I … Continue reading
Day Six – Musee d’Orsay and Night Dinner cruise on the Seine
It was a very long and wonderful day. I spent the morning in the hotel garden, having my breakfast there and working on a watercolour sketch of the lovely fuchsia and violet bleeding hearts found there. In the afternoon we … Continue reading
Day Five – The Pantheon and Shakespeare’s
A very busy day. I went for breakfast at Le Descartes and then took a walk around to find a supermarket, we needed bags for our laundry. I found another lovely wrought iron staircase bedecked with flowers and a store … Continue reading
Day Four – Long Walk and Notre Dame
We had a relaxed breakfast in the hotel garden this morning. Hot chocolate for me, tea for Jeff, fresh orange juice and a basket of croissant, baguette, cinnamon swirls and a chocolate chip buttery bun with jams. Jeff wanted to … Continue reading
Day Three – We are in Paris
We have arrived! Our hotel is lovely, quaint with a little table filled garden, where we waited while our room was made ready. I also took a walk around the neighbourhood during that time. Visited the outside of Ernest … Continue reading
Bella Lori Gagnon 