Caussade Hat Festival in Caussade, France

These are my entries in the 2013 Hat Festival in Caussade, France.

Chateau Dumas - Millinery Workshop in France



Chateau Dumas - so pretty in the July sunshine.



Dillon Wallwork on the left.  Such a great millinery teacher.  I learnt so much during this wonderful week of making Bridal Headwear,

Masterclass on making roses for beautiful bridal headpieces

Such wonderful vintage hat blocks - borrowed for our use from Chapeau Willy's

How can you get sick of this view - lavender was in full bloom

Everywhere you look are georgous treasures found in the local flea markets.

A view from the Chateau across to the Gate House.

Dinner on the final night - such wonderful fun.  Beautiful headpieces made during the week.

We are here in Paris

After 20hrs flying time and an 8 hour stopover in Singapore,  a bus, a train and a metro we are in our spacious Paris hotel. I had quite forgotten how small they really are.  The door just opens enough to let you into the room and bangs against the bed. Yes it is small but it will do the trick for us. Best of all the concierge was able to let us into our room well before 2pm. We will be able to have a shower  stretch out and then we can head out and get familiar with Paris all over again.   We  are in the 6th arrondissement - so within easy walking distance to the Eiffel Tower, Boulevard  St Michel, Montparnasse and lots more.

At the moment it is bliss just being horizontal and stretched out.

Lesson for the day - I am not a 20year old backpacker and I dont have to do things the cheapest we can.  Yes we can use a taxi and no we dont have to handle luggage up and down Metro steps.

Nous somme ici and bonjour Paris.

What to take to France!

We are travelling to France.... next week!  I cannot believe it has come around so quickly.  My husband and I are travelling on Tuesday.  We are leaving a mild Queensland winter to go to a European summer.  I have been frantically looking at the weather over the last two weeks and can see that temperatures will be just a little bit warmer than here in Rockhampton.

I am a notoriously bad packer... I usually take a big bag filed to the brim and wear not even half of it.

THis time will be different...  well that is what i am planning.  Here is the packing progress so far.  How do you think i am going

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