I knew I was in for a treat when I saw the wonderful envelope, complete with a great illustration of Irma...
Inside were the best pics of Irma, traveling all around Paris...
and visiting places from one of her, (and my) favorite movies, Amélie, which takes place in lovely Montmartre, a village in the north of Paris where Irma now happily lives with the lovely Véronique of Verte Adélie...
This is Irma in front of the Café des Deux Moulins which is where Amélie worked as a waitress in the movie...
(I hope she orders the crème brûlée d’Amélie Poulain!)
I bet she thinks she's back in Lancaster County, Pa. in this photo...
Irma visits Basilique du Sacré-Coeur and rides the merry-go-round...
For Irma life is now a cabaret...
I adore each and every photo, but this one was my favorite... Irma in Roscoff, Brittany... she now finally knows what the ocean smells like, which was her most burning desire when she lived with me. (Everyone should know the smell of the Ocean, and I am so happy that Irma has now experienced the magic and beauty of the seaside.)
Seeing these photos of Irma makes me feel as if I have wings... I know my heart does, for it is flying with happiness. Thank you Véronique! xo
Mon dieu! C'est tres mignon! (Hoping my French is OK) What a nice friend to bestow such a thoughtful gift. Something to treasure.
ReplyDeleteI love the series of pictures Veronique sent of Irma's adventures! Such a wonderful gift.
ReplyDeleteThis is SO precious!
ReplyDeleteMagnifique! (my French is appalling too!)
ReplyDeleteOh so very French, and very very Amelie!! (love that movie)
How wonderful and fabulous! And I luv the movie Amelie too. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteohhh that was genius! i love Amelie too! what a great gift got those photos of Irma's trips!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool package. How great to travel vicariously through Irma. :-)
ReplyDeleteThat’s a real treat indeed! Lovely pictures and so thoughtful of Véronique.
ReplyDeleteUn beau voyage virtuel!
I love Irma's travelreport, what a thoughtful gift to give to you. I'm sure her new owners had a lot of fun taking her around Paris.
ReplyDeleteWhat fun! Reminds me of a prank that happened in the UK. Someone stole a garden gnome, and then sent postcards and photos from him from all around the world to the owners!
ReplyDeleteWhat delightful mail. Irma definitely found a terrific home.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you enjoyed the surprise, Victoria! And you know what? Thanks to that envelope, I had a pleasant experience in the post office, probably for the first time since those days when I was an avid mail-artist in the late 90s! I wanted real stamps on it, and the lady was all smiling and friendly and rushed to find me some glue because it didn't stick properly on the envelope. The Amelie effect, probably.
ReplyDeleteSo lovely. What a treat for recipient and artist and back again.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, that is so sweet! Looks like Irma is living the high life! How very thoughtful of her to keep in touch :)
ReplyDeletea thoughtful thing to do, Irma certainly looks like she had a great time!
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This is unbelievably wonderful. Thaks for sharing those photos with us. I love the drawing on the envelope. I'm so happy for Irma and for you!
ReplyDeleteOh my...what a fabulous gift! It must be your treasure forever.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing here. I love the envelope design, artistic.
Victoria, what a wonderful surprise! Thank you so much for sharing this with us -- I absolutely adore it and literally squealed out loud when I saw it. SO great!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely post....
ReplyDeleteLove the film... and it was great to see the places again..
Ah my, how sweet!
ReplyDeleteTruly lovely photos and storry.
I just love Amelie - and its soundtrack as well.
That is just the most delightful thing ever! What a lucky girl Irma is! I must go watch Amelie again now!
ReplyDeletenow that's a way to make your day!
ReplyDeleteHi. I just discovered your blog via flickr, having long admired your work. Receiving these photos must really have made your day.
ReplyDeletehow fun! it seems like a book waiting to happen. we took pictures of Homer Simpson (a 6" doll) in the Sierras and at Mono Lake a couple of years ago -- not nearly as endearing!
ReplyDeletefantastic post, really made me smile!
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