Parisian Paintbrush Odessy

What’s the oldest thing you own that you still use daily?

I have paint brushes that are pretty old.

I once went on a small adventure in Paris to purchase a paintbrush because a friend had shown me her cool French paintbrush and I wanted one too.

It was a good adventure. We took a bus ride to somewhere very far from the Eiffel Tower and somehow found a tiny art supply store where no one spoke a word of English. All around us, there were cheese shops and markets that sold only fruits and vegetables at the height of their seasonal ripeness. Wine stores and random racks of clothes for sale on the street. A bakery like we had never seen before…

We somehow had stumbled into a non tourist part of the city just following directions from someone we met at Musse’ de l’orangerie, me going rougue, on a well planned trip, wanting a single paintbrush.

It became a significant fun memory from our visit to France. The fresh plums, the delicate cheeses, the boxes of pastries. I still wear the cotton summer dress that I bought on the street!

And my paintbrush? I still use it most days. I probably have some that are even older.