posted by Charles H. Russo on Oct 24
This afternoon I had Moroccan mint tea at the Institut de le Monde Arabe with a textile designer who divides her time between Los Angeles and Paris. What a dream job, right? With that instant rapport that we Americans often have, we had quite the interesting discussion about the brush fires in Southern California; politics; the Middle East; Paris; our children; work. On the way home, I couldn’t resist photographing the windows of a local chocolatier. The French make a half-hearted attempt to acknowledge Halloween, decorating windows of chocolate shops and boulangeries and some stores. But they don’t dress up in costumes or go trick or treating. For Europeans, the holiday to celebrate is November 1, All Saints Day.
A scarecrow, witches and chocolate ghosts, goblins and pumpkins. The pumpkins contain smaller pieces of chocolate.
And don’t forget you’re invited to the big Halloween party! Read all about it here.
Meanwhile, please spare a thought and a prayer or two for all those affected by the California wildfires.
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