Breakfast in Paris
Our first morning in Paris and I was up very early. Both my Mom and my sister slept well past 11 am so I had plenty of time to go to the grocery store and the patisserie that is located right across the courtyard from us. This bakery is a magical place filled with pure butter croissants and pain au chocolat, eclairs, delicate tarte aux framboises and baguettes with a fine crumb, some of the best that we have tasted in the city..
I came home from my shopping trip and puttered around the kitchen, making coffee, putting out the bakery items, opening a jar of rhubarb jam and assembling some yogurt and strawberries on a plate. In the quiet of the morning with everyone still sleeping I enjoyed a breakfast for one, gazing out the window watching the rain give way to the sun.
These moments of quiet solitude were the highlight of my day.