Saint-Valentin Tea!

 Happy Hearts Day!

Since it's Valentine's Day...

I'm drinking Mariage Freres Saint-Valentin tea today,

in my darling Emma Bridgewater Pink Hearts 

teacup & saucer.  

Would you care to join me?

I wish you could!

 Saint-Valentin Tea

This is the first time that I am trying Saint-Valentin tea.  

I stocked up on French teas at Mariage Freres last year 

on my trip to Paris.
I've been saving this special tea blend for today.

Mariage Freres describes their Valentin tea as:

"A romantic tea in which bergamont encounters mallow.

Exquisite flavour!"

#937 Saint-Valentin Tea

The Saint-Valentin tea has a lovely 

floral bouquet 

and makes a special cup for Saint-Valentin's Day!

If you're ever in Paris,

I highly recommend treating yourself to 

the wonderful teas at Mariage Freres,
which by the way,
there are over 500 teas to choose from!

(In the photos:  Emma Bridgewater Hearts Tea Cup & Saucer, 

Heart Sugar Cubes by Sugars by Sharon and 

Valentine Card Collection, mine.)

Go Red for Women!

Collection Amelie 

Tomorrow is 

National Wear Red Day ...

will you be a lady in red tomorrow?

I love this cause Go Red for Women 

for the fight against women's heart disease.

I've been racking my brain

what I can wear tomorrow to show my support.

Then, it dawned on me...

I have a "tres chic" accessory set 

that I picked up in Paris in 2003,

my Lancel Amelie purse and scarf set.  

Lancel
127 Avenue Des Champs-Elysees 
Paris

I fell in love with the Amelie Paris map print collection in a French magazine

one night at our hotel in Rue Cler.

The next morning,

I asked the nice desk clerk where I could find the collection.

So that morning,
before leaving Paris,
 we made a mad dash to the Champs Elysees

and the Lancel boutique.

At the  Lancel boutique

I couldn't speak French and the Lancel sales clerk didn't speak English.

Somehow we managed and I came home with the

limited-edition Amelie handbag and scarf...
and we made it to the airport on time!

I think tomorrow is a perfect day

to bring them out of my closet.

Red is Lancel's trademark color, afterall!

(The photo of the Lancel boutique on the Champs Elysees
is a recent photograph from our May 2011 trip...
I just love the Brigitte Bardot billboard.)