It’s been such a long time since the last post that I struggled to find the words to introduce this one. So let me just wish you all the best for 2018, hope it will be happy and healthy, and filled with joy, laughter and many beautiful moments!
January in the South of France came with overcast skies and finally (!) rain. Many of the smaller riverbeds that were completely dried out since the summer are carrying water again. It was so wonderful to hear the sound of moving water after the first rainfall.
A new dress, scarf, solar panels and car have arrived in my life in the meantime, more below
A Space Shopping au Faubourg 90 carré came as an unexpected and most wonderful pre-Christmas surprise gift.. Opening the parcel it came in made me feel like the little figure in the bottom left picture below, it blew my hat off! What an amazing coincidence that it happened to be my favourite scarf from the AW collection.. the design is whimsical, fresh and fun and has a lot of energy! CW03 (marine/orange/violet) goes perfectly with any shade of blue, it is a fabulous mélange of midnight blue, indigo, blue jean, ciel and turquoise.
Scarf reference : H003136S CW 03 (Dimitri Rybaltchenko)
Space Shopping au Faubourg in an Ascot knot, Hermes Evelyne 29 in Bleu Agate and Chaîne d'Ancre printed enamel bracelet
If you follow me on Instagram, you'll have probably seen that I've switched my car to electric. I received quite a few emails since, asking me how I feel about the change and if it works well. The answer is that I could not be happier, or feel better about the decision! If anything, I wish I'd done it sooner, but I simply wasn’t aware of the huge strides in the development of electric cars that have been made in the last couple of years. All this changed when a friend showed me a video of Tesla’s Model 3 presentation from the year before. I found the presentation compelling and fascinating, and well before the 20 minute video ended, I knew that I'd be wanting to switch to electric (if you too find yourself ‘electrified’ by Elon Musk’s vision, you can find many interesting interviews and presentations on Tesla, Space X, Solar City, AI and the 'Boring Company' on YouTube. A few links at the bottom of this post).
My Model S arrived less than 3 months later (deliveries of the Model 3 were forecast for the end of this year, and I didn't want to wait that long) and I could not be more thrilled with it. Apart from the obvious benefits, I love the smooth silent ride and the amazing technology it is packed with.
For anyone thinking about purchasing a Model S or X, here's a referral code (valid until 31/01/2018) which gives you unlimited Supercharging : http://ts.la/referal
We've been meaning to install solar panels for the longest time, and now there was even more reason to do it.
To me, the window panes on my beautiful new scarf look like solar panels! Space Shopping au Faubourg in the basic bias fold with a Hermes Picotin 18 in Bleu Sapphire and Chaîne d'Ancre printed enamel bracelet.
This pretty floral pleated dress was a sales find at Hugo Boss (currently available on sale www.hugoboss.com/us/floral-crepe-pleated-dress) I was so happy to discover one of my other special friendship scarves works so perfectly with the dress that it looks as if it was made for it. Wearing the Rendez vous Rive Gauche 70 with a Hermes Picotin 18 in Bleu Sapphire and Clic-Clac H bracelet in Bleu Indiens.
Coming back to the Tesla after a walk with The Wiener Boys.. such beautiful reflections of light
The reverse basic bias fold brings out the horse in masquerade and turns it right way round!
Scarf: Space Shopping au Faubourg www.hermes.com/space-shopping-au-faubourg
Dress by Hugo Boss: www.hugoboss.com/us/floral-crepe-pleated-dress
On Tesla and Elon Musk:
Tesla Model S by www.tesla.com
Tesla model 3 presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4VGQPk2Dl8&t=132s
Elon Musk Ted Talk (2013) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgKWPdJWuBQ
Elon Musk Ted Talk (2017) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4VGQPk2Dl8&t=79s
Tesla solar roof (presentation): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sfwDyiPTdU
Elon Musk biography by Ashlee Vince: www.amazon.com/Elon-Musk
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