Marie Turnor Shoot with Raphaël

Also Shot the new Idea Bag  from Marie Turnor with our friend Raphaël. 
So Great He took us to Marché des Enfants Rouges. This amazing farmers market in Paris,where we did some shopping and then had the best African food at  Corossl ,a restaurant in the market. The owner was so sweet and made Patrice and I vegetarian meal. Thank you Raphaël for such a Great afternoon!

Marie Turnor Shoot with Manou

 I shot our friend Emmanuelle with her handbag for Marie Turnor. She was a "natural" in front of the camera.We had a great morning in Paris with her and her husband Julien.
The Picnic and Dinner are such great bags , Manou and her girlfriends were in love with its simple sophistication from the moment they saw them!
 Made in the USA and with extreme elegance it worth checking out at Marie Turnor.com 
Plus Beth is a Friend and neighbor .......she makes some cool @ss stuff :-)

Pickled Green Tomatoes:-)

Well time came to pull up our faithful 3 year old cherry tomato plant along with a 2 year or heirloom mystery tomato. While they have been great providers we needed to replant and give some new young varieties a chance. In taking them out they had plenty of green tomatoes on them and Patrice and I thought to try and pickle them (so not to waste out favorite plants) and thought that what a great send off, maybe in a summer martini :-)

I looked on line and found some recipes, we made a mix of what sounded logical and good .

So we did 

one part vinegar

two parts water

half part salt 

brought to a boil

and in a clean jar added

cleaned green tomato

bay leave

smashed garlic

dill

and peppercorns

Poured the boiling water into the jar (preheated to be carful it doesn't shatter) over the mixture and shut the lid :-)

Then we let it cool to room temp and now its in the fridge for 2 weeks

I will let you know how it turns out :-)