One of my most favorite shops in all of Paris is Ultramod's Millinery. It's a walk back in time. Choose your hats, brims, trims.......the possibilities are endless. If I'm lucky enough to get back to Paris, I think I will go to Ultramod alone and spend as much time as my heart desires there.
How do I love thee? I cannot count the ways. This millinery shopin Paris is like stepping back in time and I could stay there for hours. My companions never seem to feel the love as much as I do. Maybe if I get there again, I'll slip off, pack a lunch and spend the day photographing every single brim, trim and tassel to my heart's content!
I am a former elementary school teacher, a full-time photographer, lover of all things French ( whose French is slowly improving), obsessive Paris traveler, enthusiastic church and community volunteer, and grandmother to 5 delightful grandchildren.
I fell in love with Paris in March 2007. It was as the French say, le coup de foudre : love at first sight. As a result of that trip, my photography took another direction. Since that time I have pursued a career of sorts in photography and dreamed of returning to the City of Light. November 2008 found me strolling the streets of Paris once again. My first visit I was so overwhelmed with the incredible beauty of the city, I photographed it as a "tourist". In 2008 I returned and I looked at the city with more of a photographer's eye. I wanted to capture the unique, the small details, and oh yes - the people! This blog was started as a photo diary of that trip, but I have been most fortunate to return to the city j'adore 15 times since. Each time I leave, I wipe a tear and start planning my list for the next trip. Paris may well be a moveable feast, but I think it's best savored in person! Someone told me that once you have been to Paris, you will leave a piece of your heart. I left mine right there, but I brought home some wonderful memories. It is my pleasure to share them with you.