tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815983123229218451.post5541002074931283708..comments2024-02-29T10:56:53.489+10:00Comments on Shell Sherree: Francophile Friday Fleurish: By Geranium, Some Macarons!Shell Sherreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00477843748741838608noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815983123229218451.post-13503829932763004022010-05-19T10:37:22.722+10:002010-05-19T10:37:22.722+10:00I'm so happy for you, Margaret! And they are ...I'm so happy for you, Margaret! And they are gluten free, I think.Shell Sherreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00477843748741838608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815983123229218451.post-38331364915156809642010-05-19T06:51:37.573+10:002010-05-19T06:51:37.573+10:00I had one of the green ones (pistachio) just last ...I had one of the green ones (pistachio) just last week.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08668487489667818687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815983123229218451.post-6469625830072398432010-05-18T17:43:59.730+10:002010-05-18T17:43:59.730+10:00Mine too, MmeB!!Mine too, MmeB!!Shell Sherreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00477843748741838608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815983123229218451.post-78266755129072678212010-05-18T15:08:36.167+10:002010-05-18T15:08:36.167+10:00"Snickerdoodle"? Gosh, my imagination i..."Snickerdoodle"? Gosh, my imagination is positively jumping ...<br />Lovely macarons dear ... you're making me hungry.MmeBenauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14365277537757094040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815983123229218451.post-4285640446857898532010-05-18T11:06:24.512+10:002010-05-18T11:06:24.512+10:00Hiker ~ well now, I'm a bit overcome (as anyon...Hiker ~ well now, I'm a bit overcome (as anyone would be). I haven't read that poem before and I'm ever so glad to make its acquaintance. Thank you!Shell Sherreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00477843748741838608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815983123229218451.post-33088464483633818882010-05-18T02:23:36.370+10:002010-05-18T02:23:36.370+10:00There's another blog I visit, an English prof,...There's another blog I visit, an English prof, and he posted a poem by ee cummings. Made me think most particularly of your drawings. Here it is <br /><br />http://banjo52.blogspot.com/2010/05/ee-cummings-anyone-lived-in-pretty-how.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815983123229218451.post-59115048481748961072010-05-17T14:41:33.593+10:002010-05-17T14:41:33.593+10:00Amy ~ so the relatively new French cafe down the s...Amy ~ so the relatively new French cafe down the street tends towards fashionable lateness? I'm glad they were unfashionable for you on Friday. :)Shell Sherreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00477843748741838608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815983123229218451.post-89078237482895126722010-05-17T14:15:57.230+10:002010-05-17T14:15:57.230+10:00Friday, I was delighted that the relatively new Fr...Friday, I was delighted that the relatively new French cafe down the street from my office was actually open on time. So I started off my Friday with a caramel macaron. Perfect. Your painting makes me want more...mmm!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302700145350385530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815983123229218451.post-50936552377278487012010-05-16T15:55:42.861+10:002010-05-16T15:55:42.861+10:00Thanks, Ms M ~ it's a while since we've ha...Thanks, Ms M ~ it's a while since we've had a Friday Fleurish, so it was a nice chance to roll the two together!<br /><br />Oh, Petrea ~ masterful!Shell Sherreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00477843748741838608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815983123229218451.post-30151642697248031032010-05-16T15:29:36.974+10:002010-05-16T15:29:36.974+10:00I recognized this the moment I saw it! Wonderfully...I recognized this the moment I saw it! Wonderfully done, Shell. <br /><br />PCN, when you come to Pasadena for macarons let me know. We'll masticate some macquisitions together.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815983123229218451.post-46460550349221158742010-05-16T14:47:10.994+10:002010-05-16T14:47:10.994+10:00A lovely fleurish it is! And the macarons look col...A lovely fleurish it is! And the macarons look colorful and sumptuous!Ms Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07960193596384417988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815983123229218451.post-7817948513487357372010-05-16T13:02:51.090+10:002010-05-16T13:02:51.090+10:00Katie ~ imagining what drawing a Snickerdoodle wou...Katie ~ imagining what drawing a Snickerdoodle would look like...Shell Sherreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00477843748741838608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815983123229218451.post-7686802505834184532010-05-16T11:56:38.277+10:002010-05-16T11:56:38.277+10:00Sweet! Such a delightful adaptation of V's gre...Sweet! Such a delightful adaptation of V's great macaron photo. Tonight I'll be eating Snickerdoodles that I recently made, but I'll be thinking of these macarons!Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05017577882203582185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815983123229218451.post-41094454604450884562010-05-16T11:31:59.731+10:002010-05-16T11:31:59.731+10:00Hi, Judy!! Thanks so much for dropping in, and it...Hi, Judy!! Thanks so much for dropping in, and it was all my pleasure to draw your pretty geraniums. I have some in my front garden, but I confess that I use the "tough love" approach with them. They'd be envious of your babies' lot in life. ;)<br /><br />Virginia ~ next time you visit SoCal, PopCultureNerd will be able to give you a <i>fried chicken</i> referral. <br /><br />Thanks, Hiker ~ you too. Happy dusting!Shell Sherreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00477843748741838608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815983123229218451.post-15996833638043282692010-05-16T01:15:54.061+10:002010-05-16T01:15:54.061+10:00Have a lovely weekend!Have a lovely weekend!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815983123229218451.post-30020368804325366062010-05-15T22:15:45.430+10:002010-05-15T22:15:45.430+10:00Fried chicken??? DId someone say fried chicken?? Y...Fried chicken??? DId someone say fried chicken?? Yummo!<br />VVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01152464973355194995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815983123229218451.post-69180096413527885402010-05-15T19:26:16.208+10:002010-05-15T19:26:16.208+10:00Shell - Here I am - Virginia's hostess and tha...Shell - Here I am - Virginia's hostess and thanks for the great job with my geraniums. I do baby them. I was so glad I could find the macarons when she visited - they are indeed wonderful and shown beautifully by your drawing. Thank you!Judy - So Californianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815983123229218451.post-53802227000954589762010-05-15T11:19:05.571+10:002010-05-15T11:19:05.571+10:00Thanks, Mise!! I suspect it's the volume of p...Thanks, Mise!! I suspect it's the volume of pink on the page that has especially charmed you.<br /><br />Welcome, Lorna! Thanks so much for dropping by. I hope you succumbed to some of those beautifully packaged macarons. I love DG and can imagine how gorgeous it must have been.<br /><br />My pleasure, Virginia ~ and thanks so much to your Judy, too ~ those are magnificent geraniums!<br /><br />Cali ~ I must say, I was pretty pleased with myself over that one. ;) <i>And never fear, there are only lashings of good things here.</i><br /><br />Marylène ~ I may have made the top one appear more blueberry than the raspberry in V's photo. :) And the green one is indeed pistachio. <br /><br />Thanks, Alexa! "Almost" indeed.<br /><br />Cafe ~ the pastry chef has a great pedigree. And I just had my morning latte ~ mmm.<br /><br />Thanks, ET Suzy ~ LOL, that's the first thought I had, too. You know me well!<br /><br />PCN ~ heh heh! A sweet change from fried chicken.Shell Sherreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00477843748741838608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815983123229218451.post-45239844617584103732010-05-15T08:19:23.810+10:002010-05-15T08:19:23.810+10:00wdjky9l111 c9ylf
Ahem, sorry for the bad typing. ...wdjky9l111 c9ylf<br /><br />Ahem, sorry for the bad typing. Am rushing out the door to Pasadena to get me some. Happy weekend!<br /><br />[sound of tires squealing]Pop Culture Nerdhttp://popculturenerd.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815983123229218451.post-44771121521969178782010-05-15T03:10:19.308+10:002010-05-15T03:10:19.308+10:00You know, the first time I saw Virginia's phot...You know, the first time I saw Virginia's photo I thought "Shell's next painting." <br /><br />Bravo! It is beautiful.♥ E.T. Suzy ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/04573215118946859329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815983123229218451.post-48808669963620757162010-05-15T01:27:26.908+10:002010-05-15T01:27:26.908+10:00Btw, the pastry chef who made these learned her sw...Btw, the pastry chef who made these learned her sweet tastes from the top pastry school in France.Cafe Pasadenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12366911652838118347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815983123229218451.post-82346674857398740372010-05-15T01:24:30.664+10:002010-05-15T01:24:30.664+10:00Thanks, ShSh, for reminding me to eat a Macaron to...Thanks, ShSh, for reminding me to eat a Macaron today! The foto & your drawing came out looking very tasty!<br /><br />Hava cupa Java on this Francophile Weekend!Cafe Pasadenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12366911652838118347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815983123229218451.post-56379516208330202032010-05-15T01:17:32.395+10:002010-05-15T01:17:32.395+10:00In both images (yours and Virginia's), this mi...In both images (yours and Virginia's), this mini-mountain of macarons looks almost too beautiful to eat ("almost" being the operative word here). Of course, the real Word of the Day is "macquisitions."<br />(My WV is "grant"—as in "please grant me some macarons!")Alexahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03620873522996260383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815983123229218451.post-36047015537053725002010-05-15T01:17:17.953+10:002010-05-15T01:17:17.953+10:00What flavors ?
My guess :
blueberry, coffee, pist...What flavors ? <br />My guess :<br />blueberry, coffee, pistache (?) and chocolate.<br /><br />My favorites, along with vanille, réglisse, cassis, violette, fruit de la passion, amaretti, noisette, framboise, amandes, caramel, noix de coco, marrons, citron....................Marylènehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529601370829793771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815983123229218451.post-24155039920054904982010-05-15T00:08:06.457+10:002010-05-15T00:08:06.457+10:00I like all the little feminine touches in the phot...I like all the little feminine touches in the photo and illo. So happy to see the violet macaron at the top. VM's always rise to the top! <br /><br />How do you come up with gems like "macquisitions?" Marvelous Shellspeak! <br /><br />wv: lashici (lash, ici SVP! NOT!)from calinoreply@blogger.com