tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post571953993599933194..comments2024-03-22T10:18:25.233+01:00Comments on ParisDailyPhoto: CanesEric@ParisDailyPhotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07945292068472619659noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-69702883298975618282008-10-15T23:46:00.000+02:002008-10-15T23:46:00.000+02:00Hi Eric I took you in my blogroll : you have such ...Hi Eric I took you in my blogroll : you have such a wonderful blog ! it's funny because you took some photos I took also (le Monde, coming soon on my website, and the schulpture in Saint Eustache, which i've seen here some time ago but cannot find anymore) for my blog... :)<BR/>See you soonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-64575143399060129322008-10-14T09:47:00.000+02:002008-10-14T09:47:00.000+02:00Ah, now I understand! Thanks for elaborating, Rose...Ah, now I understand! Thanks for elaborating, Rose. Although I would suggest that, nowadays, most people regard a walking stick (or cane) as a distinctly unflattering accoutrement.<BR/><BR/>I, like you, don't share this opinion. Oh, to stroll the streets of Paris in a tailored pin-stripe suit (with matching waistcoat), gently swinging my one-of-a-kind, absinthe-bearing companion!<BR/><BR/>Eccentric? Mais oui! But aren't all true flâneurs?Volmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17752019421419951656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-85632367463940681032008-10-14T09:18:00.000+02:002008-10-14T09:18:00.000+02:00I'm not very good at explaning the full meaning of...I'm not very good at explaning the full meaning of my comments. <BR/>So here it is a more complex explanation:<BR/>You mentioned Zimmer frames and the humiliation of having a cane, etc. <BR/>When I said what about my Walking cane I meant to be disagreeing with you about people seeing canes only as a too to help us in our old age. I do a lot of walking, and I use my lovely walking sticks (I have 4) to aid me :)when walking up a hill or just on uneven ground.Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06482335102412437745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-54065609639851022072008-10-14T04:36:00.000+02:002008-10-14T04:36:00.000+02:00Rose: "Lucio, what about my walking cane? And I st...Rose: "Lucio, what about my walking cane? And I still haven't got that invite!"<BR/><BR/>The idea was that YOU tell ME about your ideal cane, as the others did...<BR/><BR/>Also, I've re-sent that invitation. Email me and to let me know whether or not it got through to you.Volmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17752019421419951656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-75070685077817953742008-10-14T00:55:00.000+02:002008-10-14T00:55:00.000+02:00Beautiful! Merci Boucoup for the wonderful photos...Beautiful! Merci Boucoup for the wonderful photos. I will be going to Paris for the first time in December and I am making notes of places to see. This museum will be on my list as will many of the other places in your photos. <BR/>KarenKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06731374859268583008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-71163923314840790382008-10-13T22:59:00.000+02:002008-10-13T22:59:00.000+02:00This is my husband's favorite place to window shop...This is my husband's favorite place to window shop in all of Paris! It is not far from our hotel and we always walk through Le Passage Jouffroy to check out the prints and books. I swear the place is enchanted. I put a print back in the huge outside folder and changed my mind not more than 3 stores down. But when I went back I could not find it no matter how I kept telling myself this was impossible and kept looking; there was no one behind us! thanks ddGreenGemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11691513824348416917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-90058257735688088902008-10-13T21:58:00.000+02:002008-10-13T21:58:00.000+02:00Fascinating shot! I love old things that were ext...Fascinating shot! I love old things that were extremely personal like this; if they could speak I am sure they could tell some very interesting tales.<BR/><BR/>Wondering if Le Passage Jouffroy is the same Passage in "Thérèse Raquin" by Émile Zola, where Madame Raquin has her shop?? Or was that the Passage du Pont Neuf which was later destroyed???tonton_flaneurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08071868284684917894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-42969698231392792382008-10-13T19:17:00.000+02:002008-10-13T19:17:00.000+02:00I remember seeing this shop when Michel was giving...I remember seeing this shop when Michel was giving us the walking tour. I recall examining the canes to see if there was somethim my mother would like. They are very nice, as Eric's photos show us. Unfortunately, the canes are tres cher, so I walked on.<BR/><BR/>When I was limping last winter, I used a nice antique cane with a silver head and received numerous compliments about how 'gentlemanly' it looked. <BR/><BR/>There are so many violent crimes these years, carrying a cane will seem threatening to many people, and police probably would stop you to ask about it. It's maybe a shame, but remember that a cane was not only stylish, it was a defensive weapon as well for a gentleman, who probably has some pounds, francs, or dollars in his pocket.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-64849048866711495112008-10-13T18:47:00.000+02:002008-10-13T18:47:00.000+02:00Good point, Rose, though I know she's busy at work...Good point, Rose, though I know she's busy at work...?Cheltenhamdailyphotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518073757785956012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-71887790151360107692008-10-13T18:16:00.000+02:002008-10-13T18:16:00.000+02:00LoisConfession time! Are you the nude on the cane ...Lois<BR/><BR/>Confession time! Are you the nude on the cane on the other photos? lol<BR/><BR/>Lucio, what about my walking cane? And I still havent got that invite! :(<BR/><BR/>Where is Monica, everyone?Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06482335102412437745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-67588063213313796532008-10-13T16:08:00.000+02:002008-10-13T16:08:00.000+02:00I love this photo contrasted with the two gentleme...I love this photo contrasted with the two gentlemen from yesterday's post. They are in a bit of a stand-off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-74281279516257021372008-10-13T14:58:00.000+02:002008-10-13T14:58:00.000+02:00... je viens d'aller voir les commentaires d'hier ...... je viens d'aller voir les commentaires d'hier et je m'aperçois que mon scoop n'en est pas un LOLNathalie H.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16806509041466785588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-30941786494660625262008-10-13T14:56:00.000+02:002008-10-13T14:56:00.000+02:00Magnifique, la canne lévrier !Mon petit doigt me d...Magnifique, la canne lévrier !<BR/><BR/>Mon petit doigt me dit que la photo d'hier a été prise lors de la visite des benaut... je me trompe?<BR/>(voir Adelaide daily photo à la date d'hier, la photo-témoin LOL !!!)Nathalie H.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16806509041466785588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-25812493488724469392008-10-13T14:21:00.000+02:002008-10-13T14:21:00.000+02:00Ooooh, I like uselaine's too. Grasshopper topped ...Ooooh, I like uselaine's too. Grasshopper topped for day, telescope cane for night? Sounds perfect! Perhaps also at night I could join lucio in conversing a bit with his fairy? ;)Sashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05231958721986979723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-24914955314302762952008-10-13T12:48:00.000+02:002008-10-13T12:48:00.000+02:00So surprised to see you blogging the famous Paris ...So surprised to see you blogging the famous Paris Daily Photo Eric ! Congratulations for the pictures and the audience. <BR/><BR/>See you soon may be on the new website courriers cadres via AG... <BR/><BR/>Bonne journée !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-25006266142560639972008-10-13T10:33:00.000+02:002008-10-13T10:33:00.000+02:00It's dandy, Lucio. I wonder if Eric bought one?It's dandy, Lucio. <BR/>I wonder if Eric bought one?Cheltenhamdailyphotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518073757785956012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-6786058421444554802008-10-13T09:26:00.000+02:002008-10-13T09:26:00.000+02:00Awesome work. This reminds me of the song Ebony &a...Awesome work. This reminds me of the song Ebony & Ivory.Karlettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11526443496083466496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-16648578733735109502008-10-13T08:39:00.000+02:002008-10-13T08:39:00.000+02:00Beautifully carved! Most of them are ivory?Beautifully carved! Most of them are ivory?Hildahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03572824685124656116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-58832765235391149202008-10-13T08:38:00.000+02:002008-10-13T08:38:00.000+02:00Quite unexpectedly, our hypothetical canes are tur...Quite unexpectedly, our hypothetical canes are turning out to be veritable self-portraits! Let's recap, shall we?<BR/><BR/>1. Coltrane: '[In] my musician's cane? Hmm, definitely drumsticks, brushes, and mallets (and some egg shaking maracas)!'<BR/><BR/>2. Carrie: 'I'd keep a drop of Lillet at the ready in my walking stick, just so I could call it my 'sugar cane'.'<BR/><BR/>3. Soosha: 'Not sure exactly what I would like in my gadget cane, but I do know I'd like something jade and from China. Perhaps a dragon, but that seems a bit cliche. Oooh, I know! A grasshopper, for luck and because they freak me out.'<BR/><BR/>4. USElaine: 'I think mine would be an ivory globe, capping a telescope and a magnifying glass.'<BR/><BR/>5. Lucio: 'As for me, mine would have a gleaming silver tip, a finely-fluted stem coated in jet black lacquer, and a glossy jade handle in the form of a sleek - but shapely - "green fairy" (styled to resemble one of those mesmerising René Lalique hood ornaments).'<BR/><BR/>6. Katie: 'I'd feel like a dandy (or would that be dandie?) for sure walking around with a cane, but mine would have a micro-mosaic top with a compass, and I would carry a tiny camera, and a supply of chocolate.'Volmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17752019421419951656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-69436084320108971052008-10-13T08:18:00.000+02:002008-10-13T08:18:00.000+02:00Great detail photo! I missed the cane shop when I ...Great detail photo! I missed the cane shop when I was walking in this passage last week; I was distracted by the mosaics and postcard sellers. Oh and Carrie if you like miniatures, there's a dollhouse shop in this passage too, lots of teeny things!<BR/><BR/>Alexa great job on the post-vacation GF snag! Can't wait to compare Italy notes! I return home one week from today; sob!<BR/><BR/>Lucio I enjoyed your quotes about types of canes. I'd feel like a dandy (or would that be dandie?) for sure walking around with a cane, but mine would have a micro-mosaic top with a compass, and I would carry a tiny camera, and a supply of chocolate.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05017577882203582185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-57756706515437460682008-10-13T07:44:00.000+02:002008-10-13T07:44:00.000+02:00Love the responses, guys. More, please!As for me, ...Love the responses, guys. More, please!<BR/><BR/>As for me, mine would have a gleaming silver tip, a finely-fluted stem coated in jet black lacquer, and a glossy jade handle in the form of a sleek - but shapely - "green fairy" (styled to resemble one of those mesmerising René Lalique hood ornaments).<BR/><BR/>The contents? An afternoon's supply of absinthe, of course!Volmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17752019421419951656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-88235950044218172552008-10-13T07:42:00.000+02:002008-10-13T07:42:00.000+02:00Eric, Oh, the "reclining nude" cane -- you took tw...Eric, Oh, the "reclining nude" cane -- you took two photos of that. Those photos speak, "I love women". BTW I have posed in the reclining nude pose for more painters than I can count as that was when I was going to The Art Students League in NYC. I would pose for some of the painting classes for extra money -- you know I was a starving student. Anyway, that is the easiest pose in the world to hold. They still gave me a break every 20 minutes. All the other classical poses are difficult to hold after 20 minutes so you really do need a break.<BR/>Lucio, "the ultimate gentlemen’s gadget" -- so true. I remember reading in "Lost Illusions" when Lucien, a journalist and poet, had arrived in Paris and desired a walking stick so that he would "fit in" with the fashionable young men in Paris.<BR/><BR/>Carrie, Merci for sharing that info about the "Paris Greeters". It sounds fun.<BR/><BR/>Welcome home Alexa; Katie will be returning soon too.Lois Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15147226104566786852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-20184415812006643602008-10-13T06:12:00.000+02:002008-10-13T06:12:00.000+02:00Speaking of exploring the world, welcome back Alex...Speaking of exploring the world, welcome back Alexa!USelainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551995221350532168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-67346721501487234902008-10-13T05:56:00.000+02:002008-10-13T05:56:00.000+02:00Lucio - I think mine would be an ivory globe, capp...Lucio - I think mine would be an ivory globe, capping a telescope and a magnifying glass.USelainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551995221350532168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-54964273874522359812008-10-13T04:38:00.000+02:002008-10-13T04:38:00.000+02:00Great post! There are so many things I'm interest...Great post! There are so many things I'm interested in that no one else I know around here likes. Somehow Eric captures photos of these things!!! And a wonderful history lesson from Lucio! Not sure exactly what I would like in my gadget cane, but I do know I'd like something jade and from China. Perhaps a dragon, but that seems a bit cliche. Oooh, I know! A grasshopper, for luck and because they freak me out.<BR/><BR/>I added a new member to my family today. We adopted a dog. Rott/beagle mix. It's the cutest thing, like a short stubby rott, and has the sweetest disposition!!!Sashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05231958721986979723noreply@blogger.com