A Chic Paris Holiday Season – Day 27 – Rest and Relax

December 29, 2020

Pale creamy pears, rough textured oconuts and something orange in the fruit section of La Grande Epicerie.

In Fiona Ferris’s book, A Chic & Simple Christmas, she encourages us to take a rest break during the holidays. Whether it’s a short nap or an afternoon tea break or even a full morning puttering quietly around the house, the rest break refreshes our outlook and rebuilds our strength.

Today was a lovely rest break for me here in chilly, windy Paris. (For my readers who live in truly cold climates like Canada or northern UK, thank you for your patience as I call slightly above freezing temperatures cold! I saw that Quebec had a low of 12 F (-11 C) this morning!) I wandered the ever-beautiful La Grande Epicerie this afternoon just to visually feast upon their gorgeous displays. Parisian food stores take the prosaic activity of putting goods on the shelf and raise it to an art form in itself.

I hope you are enjoying a lovely and relaxing day!