06.19.10 los angeles


































1: driving around Santa Monica !
2: on the beach where we saw some little monkeys.

06.14.10 sncf


















1: training for her first airplane trip to the U.S. , still a little uneasy about the size and comfort (and color of course!)...

06.14.10 venice


















1: back in Venice, at the favorite Villa Stucky...this time less kitch !

06.13.10 bagnerre de bigorre


































1: flowers from chantal's garden.
2: the mountains were exploding with green everywhere!

シャンタルさんのお庭には可愛いワイルドフラワーがいっぱい咲いていました!
ピレネー山脈は何処見ても緑!

06.12.10 bagnerre de bigorre


































1: strawberries from Chantal's garden!
2: little red treasures and their white blossoms.

週末ビレネー山脈に住んでいるシャンタルさんの家に行ってました!

06.04.10 paris
































1: photo by mister B.
2: screen shot at movie theatre - see far back wall where this photo is hanging!
The movie entitled [from paris with love by Pierre Morel] was silly but it was neat to see Travolta hanging out and shooting people in front of it...

05.30.10 venice



































1&2: Villa Stucky in Venice.
I've been working in Italy on production for BOO SS11 collection.
The hotel had very special quirky furnishings. My room viva dolce gabana style was slightly overwhelming with all of the animal print...

04.23-25.10 new york city





1: call Kalle.
2: thank you T!
3: hard to believe we are in the west village...
4: walking around at night...

NY : Deux semaines et demie !






1 : The fancy art-deco elevator door of the hotel of Mr and Mrs Kato in NY !
2 : The entrance of their new home on Waverly Place.
3 : A happy framed dog !
4 : How to make babies.
5 : One of the Lavazza sets in Milan !

04.22.10 milan



1: for tomoko : they had really nice stationary...and the card keys had envelopes in deep blue.
2: for dad: your bag should get a mileage card.

New York - Milan !





1 : Arrived in Milan, thanks to the volcano to let me through. My favorite shirt, well taken care of by the Hotel Principe de Savoia.

2 : Just before leaving NY, lazzy cats !

3 : In the Meatpacking area, italian chocolate and glasses. Like if needed glasses to locate chocolate...

4 : At the begining of Prince st, a newspaper store with a new magazine out : Grey !

New York, day 3-4.





1 : Tulips from Tomoko to keep me company while working at my desk. Merci !
2 : Strange wig in the courtyard.
3: Even if we miss again the cherry blossom in Japan, I have a little here...

New York, day 2



















































































1: new wheels to get around town !
2-3: meeting at the New York Times Magazine.
4-5: city and not-so-city.

04.12.10 charles de gaulle airport


















1: the new Air France airbus that is flying mister Beard to New York .
セドリックいってらっしゃい!4週間頑張っておいで!
bon voyage cedre!

04.12.10 paris


































1&2 : walking abi this morning, the canal was showing all the signs of spring.
今朝アビのお散歩中。家の裏にある運河沿いは一晩で春に変身していました。

04.11.10 paris


































1: discovered {miss cupcake} cupcakes in Montmartre while strolling through the neighborhood...
2: met Nadege's sweetheart, Lola (2 weeks old) who was wearing a pair of very nice 1969 baby gap jeans.

モンマルトルの丘をお散歩していたら新しいカップケーキ屋さんを発見!友人のベベ、ロラちゃん(生後2週間)にも会ってきたよ。

04.08.10 milan


















1: mister Beard in Milan with the bag he inherited from papa K.

パパのバックは今週ミラノにいます!

04.07.10 sncf


































1: training it back to Paris with mister b's god daughter bianca.
one feeding the baby, the other making the father some milky coffee. Times have certainly changed...
2: sleeping peacefully with her soft friend.

田舎からの帰り道。中学時代はスケートボードで悪さばっかりしてた仲良し幼なじみもずいぶん大人になったみたい。

04.06.10 guethary


































1: abi's water bowl at Les Freres Ibarboure.
2: the colors in our entree of foie gras maison was a palette of spring garden pastels, with notes of strawberry, figue, apple...

thank you to mom and dad for offering this dinner to us !!!!

http://www.freresibarboure.com/

04.03.10 biarritz


































1&2: thunder grey skies and a messy ocean this day. The weather in the basque countryside is unpredictable and full of surprises.

03.27.10 paris


































1&2: we celebrated chantal's 60th birthday last weekend in Paris. One of the highlights was a trip to the Petit Palais where they were exhibiting the largest retrospective of Yves Saint Laurent designs. There were rooms full of hand crafted pieces. He had truly done it all. Not much has been invented since...The flowering trees in the garden were beautiful...