Halloween 2009

School is starting, the fair is in town, and the evenings are finally getting cooler. Fall is finally on the horizon. With fall comes the beginnings of the holiday season. Halloween, the first of the holidays is one of the most fun to decorate for. You do not need a lot of decorations to express your inner goblin just a few spooky bits and pieces are all you need. I have included a few pictures of the objects that just came in. Please call us at the store for more information.

Topiary Pictures

Ivy Topiaries

Ivy topiaries can be found at the store all year long. Great for a hostess gift or a birthday present for that hard to shop for friend. Many people are concerned about being able to keep them thriving once brought home but ivy is actually very easy to care for. Much more economical than fresh flowers ivy is perfect for a special gathering or party. Custom orders are encouraged and we are always available to help find something for your unique event.

French Hen Music

So many of my customers have been enamored by the music that is always wafting through the store that I decided to make a listing of what we play. Below are all of the songs that are currently on my ipod which I have attached to the store's stereo system. If you do not have an ipod you can still go to the site (iTunes) download songs and burn them onto CDs.

1. Madeleine Peyroux: La Vie en Rose


2. Madeleine Peyroux: Back In Your Own Backyard


3. Madeleine Peyroux: J'ai Deux Amours


4. Madeleine Peyroux: Flambee Montalbanese


5. Madeleine Peyroux: Heaven to Me


6. Madeleine Peyroux: I'm All Right


7. Madeleine Peyroux: The Summer Wind


8. Madeleine Peyroux: Blue Alert


9. Madeleine Peyroux: Getting Some Fun Out of Life


10. Madeleine Peyroux: Everybody's Talkin'


11. Madeleine Peyroux: River


12. Madeleine Peyroux: A Little Bit


13. Madeleine Peyroux: Once in a While


14. Madeleine Peyroux: The Heart of Saturday Night


15. Madeleine Peyroux: Half the Perfect World


16. Madeleine Peyroux: La Javanaise


17. Madeleine Peyroux: California Rain


18. Madeleine Peyroux: Smile


19. Madeleine Peyroux: Dance Me to the End of Love


20. Madeleine Peyroux: Don't Wait Too Long


21. Madeleine Peyroux: Don't Cry Baby


22. Madeleine Peyroux: Between the Bars


23. Madeleine Peyroux: Weary Blues


24. Billie Holiday: I'll Be Seeing You


25. Melody Gardot: Love Me Like a River Does


26. Melody Gardot: Worrisome Heart


27. Michael Buble': Feeling Good


28. Michael Buble': You Don't Know Me


29. Michael Buble': Home


30. Michael Buble': You Don't Know Me


31. Michael Buble': Save the Last Dance For Me


32. Michael Buble': I've Got You Under My Skin


33. Marcel Mouloudji: Comme un p'tit Coquelicot


34. Marcel Mouloudji: La complainte des infideles


35. Marcel Mouloudji: Province Blues


36. Charles Trenet: Que reste-t'il de nos amours?


37. Maurice Chevalier: Ca sent si bon la France


38. Maurice Chevalier: Paris sera toujours Paris


39. Maurice Chevalier: Valentine


40. Maurice Chevalier: Thank Heaven for Little Girls


41. Maurice Chevalier: C'est Paris


42. Patti Page: You Belong to Me


43. Dean Martin: C'est Si Bon


44. Dean Martin: April in Paris


45. Dean Martin: Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup


46. Dean Martin: La Vie en Rose


47. Dean Martin: The Poor People of Paris


48. Dean Martin: The River Seine


49. Dean Martin: The Last Time I Saw Paris


50. Dean Martin: C'est Magnifique


51. Nat "King" Cole: L-O-V-E


52. Nat "King" Cole: L-O-V-E (French version)


53. Dean Martin: That's Amore


54. Dean Martin: Volare


55. Dean Martin: Under the Bridges of Paris


56. Dean Martin: Your Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You


57. Doris Day: Secret Love


58. Nina Simone: I Loves You, Porgy


59. Jean Sablone: Melancolie


60. Amelie Lefevbre: J'allume Une Etoile


61. Norah Jones: Don't Know Why


62. Norah Jones: Come Away With Me


63. Norah Jones: Turn Me On


64. Norah Jones: I've Got To See You Again


65. Dean Martin: On An Evening in Roma


66. Frank Sinatra: Fly Me To The Moon


67. Alain Barriere: Domino


68. Jason Mraz: I'm Yours


69. Michael Buble': Fever


70. Michael Buble': Sway


71. Amelie-les-crayons: Le chant des coquelicots


72. Amelie-les-crayons: Ta p'tite Flamme


73. Billie Holiday: The Very Thought of You


74. Billie Holiday: Until the Real Thing Comes Along


75. Billie Holiday: They Can't Take That Away From Me


76. Billie Holiday: It Had To Be You


77. Billie Holiday: Love is Here to Stay


78. Edith Piaf: La vie en rose (English Version)


79. Edith Piaf: Padam padam


80. Norah Jones: Sunrise


81. Annie Cordy: L'ame des poetes


82. Pink Martini: Dansez-vous


83. Pink Martini: Lily


84. Jean Sablon: Je sais que vous etes jolie


85. Jean Sablon: Je tire ma reverence


86. Django Reinhardt: Montmartre


87. Eddie Constantine: L'enfant de la balle


88. Edith Piaf: Sous le ciel de Paris


89. Paris Combo: High, Low, In


90. Paris Combo: Prete a Porter


91. Paris Combo: Je Ne Sais Qui Fumer


92. Frank Sinatra: The Way You Look Tonight


93. Rosemary Clooney: April in Paris


94. Coralie Clement: Samba de Mon Couer Qui Bat


95. Patsy Cline: Crazy


96. Patsy Cline: I Fall to Pieces


97. Claude Bolling: Paris Musette


98. Diana Krall: Just the Way You Are


99. Pink Martini: City of Night


100. Diana Krall: Peel Me a Grape


101. Diana Krall: Let's Fall in Love


102. Jean Vallee: Quand on n'a que l'amour


103. Frank Sinatra: I Love Paris


104. Berthe Sylva: On n'a pas 20 ans tous les jours


105. Diana Krall: S'Wonderful


106. Diana Krall: The Look of Love


107. Andre' Bourvil: A Bicyclette


108. Paris Combo: Lettre a Paris


109. Paris Combo: Fibre de Verre


110. Pink Martini: Amado Mio


111. Pink Martini: Sympathique


112. Edith Piaf: La vie en rose


113. Edith Piaf: Hymne a l'amour


114. Eartha Kitt: C'est si bon


115. Fernandel: La caissiere du Grande Cafe'


116. Sylvia Cheyenne: Un homme et une Femme


117. Frank Alamo: Fait pour durer


118. Dorothy Dandridge: How Long Has This Been Going On


119. Dinah Washington: Love walked In


120. Pink Martini: Tea for Two


121. Frank Sinatra: The Lady is a Tramp


122. Astrud Gilberto: So Nice


123. Charles Trenent: La Romance de Paris


124. Cole Porter: An American in Paris


125. Carla Bruni: Quelqu'un M'a Dit


126. Carla Bruni: L'amour


127. Tori Amos: You Belong to Me


128. Ella Fitzgerald: Something's Gotta Give


129. Ella Fitzgerald: Love is Here to Stay


130. Rosemary Clooney: Come On-A My House


131. Catalina Sandino: Que linda manito


132. Georges Brassens: Chanson pour l'Auvergnat


133. Django Reinhardt: September Song


134. Django Reinhardt: Brazil


135. Rosemary Clooney: Give Me the Simple Life


136. Edith Piaf: J'suis Mordue


137. Charles Trenent: La mer


138. Charles Trenent: J' ai ta main


139. Astrud Gilberto: It Might as Well be Spring


140. Jo Lemaire: Les trois Cloches


141. Jo Lemaire: La goualante du pauvre Jean


142. Line Renaud: Etoile des neiges


143. Francis Lemarque: A Paris


144. Francis Lemarque: Le petit cordonnier


145. Billie Holiday: Lover Man


146. Ella Fitzgerald: Five O'Clock Whistle


147. Ella Fitzgerald: Oh, Lady Be Good


148. Yves Montand: Grands Boulevard


149. Minnie Driver: Deeper Water


150. McCoy Tyner: We'll Be Together Again


151. Billie Holiday: Crazy He Calls Me


152. Jane Monheit: I Wish You Love


153. Audrey Hepburn: Moon River


154. Julie London: Daddy


155. Gus Viseur: Menilmontant


156. Miles Davis: Florence Sur Les Champs Elysees


157. Etta James: A Sunday Kind of Love


158. Count Basie: Are You Havin' Any Fun


159. Ella Fitzgerald: Misty


160. Carla Bruni: Those Little Things


161. Toots Thielemans: Sous le ciel de Paris


162. Toots Thielmans: La vie en rose


163. Toots Thielmans: Hymne a l'amour


164. Toots Thielmans: Moulin Rouge


165. Scarlett Johanssen: Summertime


166. Sarah Vaughn: You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
167. Tony Bennett: Begin the Beguine
168. Louis Armstrong: A Foggy Day
169. Lena Horne: The Man I Love
170. Louis Jordan: Gigi
171. Peggy Lee: Mr.Wonderful
172. Jane Monheit: I Wish You Love
173. Ella Fitzgerald: Clap Yo' Hands
174. Tori Amos: You Belong to Me
175. The Flamingos: I Only Have Eyes For You
176. Stephane Grappelli: Sweet Lorraine
177. Sarah Vaughn: Round Midnight
178. Eartha Kitt: Je Cherche un Homme
179. Gene Kelly: I've Got a Crush on You
180. Lucienne Delyle: L'orgue chantait toujours
181. Lucienne Delyle: Le Soleil a saute' dans ma chambre

Pearl Letters

My Dad makes these wonderful pearl letters. They have a little loop on top so they can be hung with some ribbon individually or strung together to form a favorite word. These are great for personalizing a wedding or baby shower or just as an adornment for a present. They also look good as a home accent hanging from a knob or a lampshade. A child's initials hanging over a bed is also a sweet touch. A metal stem can be added to any of the letters to turn them into cake toppers. A smaller version will be ready soon with a clasp on the back for attaching to a shirt or jacket (Dad needs to golf less and bead more!)

August 2009

Summer is quickly fading away and I am starting to anticipate the early signs of fall. Before the leaves begin to tumble and there's a cooler tinge to the night time breezes I felt like I needed a last dash of color. I created a family of pom poms to hang in my front window and over my antique bed. Making the pom poms is pretty easy. All you need is roughly 10-14 sheets of tissue paper. Fold the tissue accordion style and once folded round each edge or make a triangular shape. Use some low gauge floral wire to wrap around the middle, leaving a bit of the length for a loop for hanging. Fan out the two sides then separate all the sheets of the tissue and voila! you have a pom pom. If this sounds like more trouble than it is worth I will gladly sell you one of mine.