Cafe chairs from Paris to Make You Smile
Bonjour,
No other blog series has ever been as fun or as popular as the one we did many years ago on the cafe chairs of Paris. Bernie thought I was crazy when I started telling him to take photos of chairs! Who knew it would become so popular? I have gone back through photos to find some of the best. I hope you enjoy!
By the way, there was an error in yesterday’s post…one picture was NOT of the river Seine. Did you catch it? It was actually taken at the Louvre!
I write on this promising spring morning to bring you hopefully a release from the sadness around us, not to negate or belittle the crises of our world but to bring a moment of calm and sanity. We are struggling with issues close to home with this virus…perhaps I am the one who needs the calm. Bernie’s beloved cousins, Pierre and Laurie Verdier, are on the cruise ship which is stuck trying to make its way through the Panama Canal from Chile to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. There is sickness and death aboard the ship, and we are heart-broken for them. We have no idea as to the eventual outcome, but hope to get them here for safe-keeping until they can make their way back to France. At present, they are feeling okay, though confined to their cabin and possibly getting transferred to another ship owned by Holland America. It has made the news cycle so watch for it. Bernie has spoken to Pierre once and will keep trying. Our spirits are crushed at the nightmare they must be experiencing. Laurie is a physician as you know if you follow our blog so we feel good about that. Pray for them as well as all the health-care workers, doctors and emergency management techs who are putting their lives on the line.
And reach into your pockets and make donations to your Food Bank so people will not go hungry. Or if you get a check from the government, donate it to someone who really, really needs it. Maybe it’s your hairdresser, your lawn care worker, your favorite waitress, or the grocery clerk. Support your favorite non-profit. We feel helpless but we can all pitch in.
Much love,
L & B
March 28, 2020 @ 12:26 pm
The chair series has to be one of the most fun of all.
We will have Pierre and Laurie in our hearts and prayers; I know them from the family tree! Unfortunately, soon we will all be knowing someone affected by the virus, and it will get more real each day. Blessings on all of the Verdiers and on you, Linda.
March 28, 2020 @ 12:59 pm
What fun, The Chairs!
So sad of Bernie’s cousins plight. We wish them well and hope they will come out of their predicament well and healthy.
March 28, 2020 @ 1:05 pm
What a charming way to lift our spirits. Thank you for the delightful chair photos. Please keep us posted on Bernie’s cousins. What a nightmare! As for the donations…great minds. Bob and I discussed that yesterday.
March 28, 2020 @ 1:37 pm
Linda, looking at the wonderful colors of these chairs has inspired me to paint some outdoor chairs in a different color. Prayers for Bernie’s cousins. I have seen the news about the ship. I hope Bernie gets good news soon.
March 28, 2020 @ 1:54 pm
Yes, this is CLEARLY one of my favorite blogs! Thank you! And thank you for the note about donations to Food Banks.
Good anytime; extremely important now. Please take care.
March 28, 2020 @ 1:59 pm
Bonjour! Thank you for your blog. It is definitely a comfort during this time. I am looking forward to it every morning as I have done in the past. The Parisian chairs are amazing.
Prayers going up for Bernie’s cousins! I hope they are able to get off the ship soon and stay healthy.
March 28, 2020 @ 2:25 pm
L&B, always love the chairs!
Like your many other fans, I feel I ‘know’ Pierre and Laurie through your posts over the years, as you shared your time with them, in their beautiful home (and I remember an amazing ice (??) cake), on your outings in France, the trip to Norway! and the photos of them with the beautiful group at Bernie’s 80th in Paris.
It is indeed comforting to know Laurie’s a physician. It must give them great comfort also to know you and Bernie are relatively close to Florida and may be able to have them with you. God bless and will keep them and you and Bernie in our prayers.
March 28, 2020 @ 3:37 pm
Their ship did not make it through the Panama Canal. We’re waiting to see if they get put on the Rotterdam and it can maybe go through. Though it would be a wonderful gesture, I’m hoping that Laurie as a physician doesn’t volunteer to deal with the sick. It would be just like her!
March 28, 2020 @ 3:06 pm
Fabulous to see them all in one post — I saw some I had missed!
March 28, 2020 @ 4:23 pm
You guys be very careful!
March 28, 2020 @ 3:31 pm
I still love the Paris bistro chairs and the precious couple who have taken me on their adventures in Paris! I am praying for Laurie and Pierre!
Ann Sprayberry
March 28, 2020 @ 3:35 pm
Great to hear from you. Please stay safe!
March 28, 2020 @ 4:14 pm
Prayers for Bernie’s cousins. Keep us posted.
Enjoyed the Chairs! Can’t remember which one won??
March 28, 2020 @ 4:22 pm
I can’t either! Maybe someone will know!
March 28, 2020 @ 4:15 pm
Jim and I were hoping they were not on that ship! Oh dear! That worries me so much! I hope they can make it here. I know Bernie must be worried sick. Please keep us informed. I loved seeing all your chair photos, but am sad that they are all empty now. I just hope 🤞 things will have opened up and we can once again enjoy all those terrase this summer.
March 28, 2020 @ 4:43 pm
Love the chair photos! Thanks for the “Happy” this morning!
March 28, 2020 @ 4:50 pm
I still love all the chair photos!
March 28, 2020 @ 5:14 pm
Can’t explain it, but the chairs are even more entertaining and interesting than before. Who in the world would have thought pics of little chairs could be this entertaining. I’m sure you’ll keep us posted — Pierre and Laurie Verdier feel like friends after following your visits with them the last few years.
March 28, 2020 @ 10:41 pm
Exactly same comment as this! May everyone be safe and well including you, Linda, and Bernie. Terrific idea to keep us connected with you again.
March 28, 2020 @ 9:46 pm
I like chairs, so I enjoyed seeing these beautiful chairs again. Thank you. I will keep Pierre and Laurie in my prayers.
March 28, 2020 @ 9:49 pm
The Bistro chair blog series was so much fun! It’s a delight to revisit it. Continued prayers for Pierre and Laurie’s safe return to the shore.
March 30, 2020 @ 4:24 am
Praying for Pierre & Laurie to have protection from the virus and get back quickly. Scary, scary situ. The chairs was a fun one 🙂 I much like the chairs above the leopard ones…perhaps because they remind me of the trendy farmhouse style that is so popular right now. All of the tightly woven wicker designs and some of the colorful and patterned metal ones definitely made it a great theme!
March 30, 2020 @ 5:09 am
Just now reading. 🙏🏽 So frightening to be on that ship.
March 31, 2020 @ 12:59 am
VERY apt – empty chairs. Spooky. Love it, though.
April 16, 2020 @ 3:03 pm
Thanks for the chairs ! I feel as though I’ve been given a tour of the wonderful little sidewalk caves in Paris. You must have had fun with it too! Thanks for giving everyone something de!rightful to ponder