It's Madeline, It's Madeline

Madeline was one of my all-time favourite cartoon characters as a kid.  She was adorable, French, stylish, and loved helping people.  Mostly, though, she was French.  And I thought that was unbelievably cool.  Come to think of it, I still do.

So, when Julianna told me that she was dressing up as Madeline for Halloween... I made her pose for me.  Honestly, she enjoyed it, I didn't really make her.  She did an amazing job!  Enjoy :)

WHY IS SHE SO PRETTY?

And... it's Genevieve!

 

"In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines

lived twelve little girls in two straight lines. 

In two straight lines they broke their bread 

and brushed their teeth and went to bed. 

They smiled at the good 

and frowned at the bad 

and sometimes they were very sad. 

They left the house at half past nine 

in two straight lines in rain or shine 

— the smallest one was Madeline."

WHEE!!

Model: Julianna Buck

West Grove, Pennsylvania, USA

Inspiration Fridays: First One!

I'd like to introduce... another new little thing here on Travel and Toile!

And, it shall be called:
INSPIRATION FRIDAYS!

Yes, ladies and gentlemen  Inspiration Fridays!  I'd love to share with you what inspires me to take the photographs that I post here.  Often my inspiration happens in the moment, but it all comes from somewhere.  I like looking at art online- I sometimes sit down for hours and scroll through flickr, deviantart or tumblr looking for beautiful images and videos to inspire me.  As an actor, I also get very inspired by movies, and taped performances of plays. 

Maybe you'll see some parallels between my photographs and what you see in these posts, and maybe you won't.  But I hope you enjoy!

In general, I'm going to theme them... but for this first one, I thought I'd make it a bit of an intro.

So, here are just some spiffy things that I have found, that have made me really happy.

http://cherrims.tumblr.com/post/1231273122

http://neo-geek.tumblr.com/post/1210243027

 

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/fifilapin/

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/sergeysmirnov/4043793010/in/photostream/

 Actress Josephine Dunn (1906-1993), in James Cruze’s film, “Excess Baggage,” 1928.

Les Bibelots D’une Garconniere, by Meunier

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gipsybazar 

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Marry Me a Little

Amanda,

Une seule pour laquelle je suis fait. 

Je t'amais, je t'aime, et je t'aimerai

Will you marry me?

Damion

Amanda,

The one for whom I was made.

I have loved you, I love you, and I will always love you

Will you marry me?

Damion

Danny and I were eating a light dinner in Central Park a few weeks ago when we saw this plaquard on our bench.  Many benches in parks around the city have little dedications like this, but few are as charming as this one.  As we both let out a resounding "awwwwwww," I reached into my bag for the camera.  

All I can hope is that Damion won over his Amanda with this charming way of proposing.  Oh, and that he's a nice guy.  However, I feel like the kind of man who would do something this romantic would be a kind fella.  I picture them living in some beautiful apartment togeter, utterly happy.  Never mind that in my vision, they also look exactly like James Marsden and Amy Adams in Enchanted.

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Le Tour Eiffel

My night photography skills, at their best, would be graciously described as dodgy.  So, when this photograph turned out as well as it did, I was incredibly pleased.  The Eiffel Tower must be one of the most frequently photographed structures in the world.  I've seen images of it everywhere.  It's just so distinctive, and so indicative of France, and Paris specifically, that everyone who wants to appear classy by allying themselves with French culture seems to have images of it all over their home.  I am one of those people who loves the Eiffel Tower for everything it is, and stands for.  Je l'adore.

Paris, France

Like this?  Take a look at another famous Paris sight in Love is Just a Game.