Still dreaming of Saturday in Surry Hills = loving ici et la ...

David met Nicole is directly opposite the Bird Emporium ...

 we couldn't resist a peek ...

it was everything we'd ever heard !  

My heart melted as we entered ici et la

no words will describe ... 

pigeon holed remnants ...

buttons @ $5 a scoop ...

much Ooooing and Ahhhing was heard ...

the most massive journal showing records from 1900s ...

weighed a ton, measured 61x40cms at least ...

vintage globes of the world lit to delight ...

rolls and rolls of French fabrics and glorious canvas like nowehere else ...

the visual feast went on and on ...

look at the top hats waiting for a Melbourne Cup gala!

ici et la  has me besotted! 

♥♥♥ Hoping your Sunday was as blissfull as mine ♥♥♥

Moulin Rouge prop - a garage sale find.

The movie Moulin Rouge is on my list of favourites, as are all things French.

At a garage sale today I spied this large, heavy, framed board covered with old French papers. Imagine my surprise when the owner told me it was a prop from the movie Moulin Rouge and I could have it for $5. I couldn't get the cash out fast enough.

OK, all you cynics ... I know it's only a piece of MDF painted to look old, that the majority of the papers are mostly copies, but I adore it ... and look at the white piece in the centre.

It's the "order of acts" performing at the Moulin Rouge in the movie.
Scene 4 : Madmoiselle Satine : the character played by Nicole Kidman ... provenance ?

I adore a little touch of 1890s gay Paree, it's going on a wall here ... if I can find a spot!

Ahhh ... if only the gorgeous Ewan McGregor had been holding the board ... Ooooo La La!