Coffee, Tea or Chocolat?

Antique French Lait Bowls $28-49

Some even use these lovelies as cereal bowls, but we'd rather imagine sipping Café au Lait sitting along the Siene on Que de la Tournelle....adorned with gloves, beret and a small Moleskin notebook musing about the day's adventures...

After all, cafes are the heartbeat of Paris. Its living stage. Anyone who has sat more than 5 minutes at any café or bistro knows you are suddenly immersed into the Parisian way of life. And since these establishments don't follow trends, they are simply FRENCH CHIC.

I once knew a woman who'd pull her French tableware out, sip her coffee and then write out a postcard in the comfort of her front porch; she'd send that very postcard to herself which noted the approximate date and location of where she wanted to visit next. Dreams aliven the spirit!

Just brought back from France, Antique Lait Bowls in a variety of colors and sizes.
Available now at vintageweave.com

Loving vintage bowls a LATTE

Often we forget to look for the many small pleasures afforded us each day. During this time of doom and gloom on the news with every channel turned or website visited, we need to remember where those small pleasures can be found....

For me, there's nothing like starting the day with a "just me" ritual:

~Rejuvenating music playing in the background....~Kitchen French doors opened to let in the morning air (whether it be warm, cold or rainy&sweet)....~Steaming hot French-pressed coffee enjoyed out of a vintage, not-so-perfect French Latte Bowl....~Freshly-washed French linen tea towel (not ironed!) under my vintage chipped plate of buttered toast and hard-boiled egg...

~Often a lit Cote Bastide candle.

Recently, one of Vintageweave's regulars, an actress from Grey's Anatomy, scooped up every vintage French Latte Bowl with soft black stripes and black polka dots. When I tried to talk her into mixing in some red or forest green ones, she announced "you know I prefer sets".

For me, I go for a grand mixture of every color (perhaps because I like to imagine throwing a very large Sunday bruch wherein every guest has a different bowl to sip their Joe).

While sometimes necessary, a paper TO GO cup to hold my coffee Just. Won't Do. The day needs to be cherised from the moment I wake up.

I'd love to hear what rituals you afford yourself to help cherish each day...

{French vintage Red striped Latte Bowls; $49--variety over 95 bowls available at www.vintageweave.com)