danse d'esprit

She's dancing.
Perhaps it is due to her spirit knowing beauty



Not empty beauty that is just for the eyes, but the type
that nourishes your soul.
Like the scent of a masterful blended perfume or
the sweet taste of a summer wine that lingers on your lips.
Like the sound of a church bell echoing throughout a
village or the feel of a hand carved antique heirloom.
The type of beauty that intertwines with all the
senses, the type of beauty that feeds the soul.

How does she know this beauty?
Because the good kings, queens, and commoners
of France took gifts from Mother Nature and
developed them into art forms. Many called them
frivolous in their time, but today, she celebrates
their acts of frivolity.

Some would probably say these petite greenhouses are frivolous.

She thinks they are nourishment for her soul. They are made to order from La Petite Serre de Nantes. Complete with bistro table and chairs, should you desire. Now she thinks these people just really get it!!

If Marie Antoinette were alive today, she would most certainly be enjoying cakes in such a place with Mother Nature as her company, not to mention it being a perfect resting place for Catherine d'Medici's perfumed gloves.

Bubbles floating or captured in glass, the artistry of a zinc finial, stone chiseled in the likeness of a poet, an elaborate urn to hold a flower or a French milled soap are not frivolous. They are the "joie de vivre".

She would tell you, it is only when all these elements, that so delight the senses, are combined will you know true beauty. The "Art de Vivre". The French taught her well.

Want to dance with her? She brought you a dress.

Floral dresses are from artist Nicole Dextras. Visit her site, some amazing work!

Merci Beaucoup Anna and Trudi!!

Two awards the same day from VillaAnna and DecoDetective.

I pass it along to some of my favorite bloggers and friends.

French Pedestals & Dreams

Designer's Block

Many Shades of Shabby

The Ribboned Crown

Kathleen Ellis

Ink Vanilla

Garden Antiques

Bisou ami's and she says to tell you...

Some people may think you frivolous,

but dance anyway!!!!