From the Paris Flower Market to Japanese Candlesticks charting

in Market Friday11 months ago (edited)

Flowers and books ! If we just added food and shelter, wouldn't our material life already be fulfilled to a good extent ? But I'm afraid that for some people used to modern standards, that might seem a little inadequate. However, if you sometimes feel in search of meaning or a loss of deep connection, I can only advise you to sort out what's necessary and what's essential, and to leave aside the superfluous that tries to pretend it belongs in the first category.

Thanks to @dswigle for this #MarketFriday community which whets our curiosity on many subjects :)

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So here we are at the flower market on the Île de la Cité in the heart of Paris. Located on Place Lépine, this little market is full of future finds, and I was surprised not to see any articles about it on Pinmapple.

Rather than start with a general tour of the exterior, let's dive straight into the first of the two aisles of these pavilions, which date back to 1830.

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The market isn't very big, or very small for that matter, let's just say it's on a human scale. Nevertheless, there's a great diversity of plant types, flowers, houseplants and also a few shrubs to plant in the ground.

My eye was drawn to this plant, with its strange purple flowers speckled with white... To me, it looks like something genetically modified, so unnatural does it look !

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There were also plenty of succulents and cacti on display at several stands, but I have to tell you straight out that I didn't end up buying anything, mainly because of the price... and the space I have left in my house ^^. But with this first reason, another arises and that's the fact that I much prefer to make my own cuttings and see the plant multiply again.

However, it's a bit tricky to do that here, and I wouldn't recommend it, as every seller is on the other side of his shop window, watching passers-by vigilantly. In fact, as this is a very busy place, I think they regularly have things stolen from them...

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I haven't had the presence of mind to look at the species of this one, so please let me know about this little beauty above.

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A little further on, there's an extraordinary stall offering almost exclusively hydrangeas. There are hydrangeas in all shapes and colors, and I have to say that my favorites, although you can't see them here, are perhaps the ones with the bright blue and green petals.

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In the other aisle, there's a stand specializing in birdhouses, and here too, there are birdhouses of all shapes and sizes and in a variety of materials.

I found that the last ones, made of straw, were quite similar to the natural nests made by the African weaver. Many of the stalls selling birds and a few other animals - I've seen goats and sheep before! - were closed, and as the sky was a bit threatening, I thought I'd better not hang around too long either.

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This is the outside of the little pavilions and alleys, a truly unspoiled area away from the hustle and bustle of the city centre. Just a stone's throw away, you'll find the Préfecture de Police and the Palais de Justice on the Île de la Cité.

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By the way, I forgot to mention that the flower market was recently renamed after the British Queen, Elizabeth II.

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Still on the same island, you can visit the cathedral, which doesn't need to be named and is currently still undergoing work following the strange fire...

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And just across the Seine, a stone's throw away, is the famous "Shakespeare and Company" bookshop, a veritable institution in the Latin Quarter and the perfect place to find English-language books.

But I'm not stopping there as I've already got another goal :)

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And what's more, this one is actually another bookshop ! The 'Eyrolles' bookshop is a different institution, a vast place where you can usually find the books you're looking for or that you'll end up buying on the internet.

But as the purpose of a book is to have a physical interface with knowledge, it seems a bit strange to me not to be able to grab the book and touch it before buying it online.

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I could have been seduced by many of these books on Japanese gardens, greenhouses or permaculture, but fortunately I've already got a whole collection of them at home, covering all these subjects !

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Then I came across this collection of manuals in an 'old-fashioned' style, each dealing with a self-reliance topic: raising chickens, chopping wood, making your own household products... Fortunately, I didn't give in this time either, and I have to admit that I already have some at home ^^ !

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No, what I ended up picking up was a book by Steve Nison about the analysis of stock charts represented with Japanese candlesticks. For those of you who aren't familiar with this, I'll let you do some research on the internet. I'll also take this little novel by Murakami, an author who often makes me laugh and whose wit and finesse I appreciate.

But to get back to Steve Nison, I'll probably do a more in-depth article when I've read more !

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At the end of the street alongside the bookshop, you'll find the École de Médecine and then, very close by, one of those hiking shops that are also a veritable establishment !

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We'll end this article with a few views of the Musée de Cluny's medieval garden, which was built on the remains of Gallo-Roman baths.

I'd like to thank you for reading and visiting this site, and hope you enjoyed it ! I hope you have a lovely day and an excellent weekend :)

<3

@anttn

All these images are mine. Thank you for your understanding.






Des fleurs et des livres ! Si on rajoute juste de quoi manger et un abri, est-ce que notre vie matérielle ne serait pas déjà comblée d'une bonne part ? Mais je crains que pour certains habitués aux standards modernes, cela ne semble un peu juste. Pour autant, si vous sous sentez parfois en quête de sens ou bien en perte de connexion profonde, je ne pourrais que vous conseiller de faire le tri du nécessaire et de l'essentiel et de laisser un peu de côté le superflu qui tente de faire comme s'il appartenait à la première catégorie.

Merci à @dswigle pour cette communauté du #MarketFriday qui aiguise notre curiosité sur de nombreux sujets :)

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Nous voilà donc au marché aux fleurs de l'Île de la Cité en plein coeur de Paris. Situé sur la place Lépine, ce petit marché regorge de futurs trouvailles et j'ai d'ailleurs été étonné de ne pas voir d'articles à ce propos sur Pinmapple.

Plutôt que de commencer par un tour extérieur et général, plongeons nous directement dans la première des deux allées de ces pavillons qui datent de 1830.

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Le marché n'est pas très grand, ni très petit d'ailleurs, disons qu'il est a taille humaine. Pour autant, on trouve là une très belle diversité de types de plantes, des fleurs, des plantes d'intérieur et aussi quelques arbustes à planter en pleine terre.

J'ai eu l'oeil attiré par cette plante-ci avec fleurs d'un étrange violet tacheté de blanc... Pour moi, on dirait quelque chose de génétiquement modifié tant cela ne me semble pas naturel !

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Sur plusieurs stands, on retrouve aussi beaucoup de succulentes et de cactus, mais je dois vous avouer directement que je n'ai finalement rien pris et surtout en raison du prix... et puis de la place qu'il reste chez moi ^^. Mais avec cette première raison, une autre surgit et c'est le fait que je préfère de loin faire mes propres boutures et voir la plante de démultiplier à nouveau.

Pourtant, ici c'est un peu délicat de faire cela et je ne vous le recommanderai surtout pas comme chaque vendeur est de l'autre côté de sa vitrine à regarder les passant avec vigilance. En effet, comme le lieu est très fréquenté, je pense qu'ils se font régulièrement voler des choses...

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Je n'ai pas eu la présence d'esprit de regarder l'espèce de celle-ci, alors n'hésitez pas à me le dire concernant cette petite beauté ci-dessus.

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Un peu plus loin, on trouve un extraordinaire étal qui ne propose presque que des hortensias. Il y en a de toutes les formes et couleurs et je dois dire que mes préférés bien qu'on ne les voient pas ici, ce sont peut-être ceux avec les pétales bleus et verts vifs.

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Dans l'autre allée, on retrouve un stand spécialiste de la cabane à oiseaux et là aussi, il y en a de toutes les tailles, de toutes les formes et en matériaux divers.

Je trouve que les dernières en paille ressemblent assez aux nids naturels fait notamment par le tisserin d'Afrique. Beaucoup des stands qui vendent des oiseaux et quelques autres animaux - j'ai déjà vu des chèvres ou des moutons ! - étaient fermés et comme le ciel était un peu menaçant, je me suis dit qu'il valait mieux ne pas trop traîner non plus.

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Voilà l'extérieur de ces petit pavillons et allées, un coin vraiment préservé de la frénésie du centre, en effet à deux pas de là, on trouve la préfecture de Police et le palais de justice de l'Île de la Cité.

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D'ailleurs, j'avais oublié de vous le dire, mais le marché aux fleurs a récemment été rebaptisé du nom de la reine britannique, Élisabeth II.

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Toujours sur la même île, on peut aller voir la cathédrale que l'on ne nomme plus et qui est actuellement toujours en travaux suite à l'étrange incendie...

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Et juste de l'autre côté de la Seine, à deux pas de là, la célèbre librairie "Shakespeare and Compagny", une véritable institution du quartier Latin et l'endroit parfait pour trouver des livres en langue anglaise.

Mais je ne m'y arrête pas que j'ai déjà un autre objectif :)

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Et de plus, celui-ci est en fait déjà une autre librairie ! Une autre institution d'ailleurs que la librairie "Eyrolles", un vaste endroit où l'on trouve généralement sur place les livres que l'on chercherait ou achèterai finalement sur internet.

Mais comme le but d'un livre, c'est d'avoir l'interface physique avec le savoir, cela me semble un peu étrange de ne pas pouvoir saisir le livre et le toucher avant de l'acheter en ligne.

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J'aurais peu me laisser séduire par nombre de ces ouvrages là sur les jardins japonais, ceux sur les serres ou la permaculture, mais heureusement, j'en ai déjà toute une collection en cours de lecture chez moi et qui couvrent tous ces sujets !

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Je tombe ensuite sur cette collection de manuels dans un style "à l'ancienne" qui chacun traite d'un sujet d'autonomie : élever des poules, couper du bois, fabriquer ses propres produits ménagers... Heureusement, cette fois-ci non plus je ne cède pas et puis je dois reconnaître que j'en ai déjà à la maison ^^ !

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Non, ce que je finis par prendre, c'est un livre de Steve Nison à propos de l'analyse des graphiques boursiers représentés avec des chandeliers japonais. Pour ceux qui ne serrai pas familiarisé avec cela, je vous laisse faire une recherche sur internet. Je prends aussi ce petit roman de Murakami, un auteur qui me fais souvent rire et dont j'apprécie l'esprit et la finesse.

Mais pour revenir à Steve Nison, je ferai sans doute un article un peu plus poussé lorsque j'aurai plus avancé ma lecture !

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Au fond de la rue qui longe la libraire, l'École de médecine et puis dans un rayon très proche, un de ces magasin de randonnées qui sont aussi une véritable institution !

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Nous terminerons cet article par quelques vues du jardin médiéval du musée de Cluny, qui est lui même bâti sur les vestiges des thermes gallo-romains.

Je vous remercie pour votre lecture et votre visite, tout en espérant que cet article vous aura plût et intéressé ! Je vous souhaite une très belle journée et un excellent weekend par avance :)

<3

@anttn

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The lovely plant that you wanted to know a little about is called a Fuschia! It was instant love when I met it. The only downside to them is they are an all-shade plant. They die if you have too much sun. In fact, none is fine with them.

I hope you get one, they grow wonderfully and would do well there. Their blooms are all season long. I confess I haven't gotten mine yet! Perhaps next week, I see succulents are most loved by everyone in the world, they don't excite my inner flower child. Perhaps because I lived in the desert for a couple of years and there were mostly succulents and cactus that bloomed once a year. It was amazing of course, but, one show, and it's over? I didn't comprehend that at the time. Now I know to grab it and enjoy it!

It makes me sad every time I see Notre Dame. I lived in Europe before it happened and was glad that I got to see it many times in all of its glory before. The first time I saw it, I thought it was much smaller than the grandness my mind had conjured up. Its reputation had preceded it. :) It meant a lot to my grandmother as I lit candles in my grandfather's name (he was ill) and prayed for him. I know you don't believe in prayers, but, I was brought up Catholic and sometimes, it is peace of mind that makes all the difference in the world. My grandmother had peace in her soul that I did it. That was the most important.

Your bookstores are always an adventure to go to. Thank you for always including them!

Your walkabout is pure joy. I love the medieval part of Paris! Thank you for always taking us! It is always awesome!

#MarketFriday began as a way to reach out across the globe and learn about different cultures through their markets, especially local markets and farmers' markets, and eventually branched out and evolved over time from straight shopping to a cultural affair as it highlights how we differ and then again, how much we are alike. We have become a melting pot of culture, but it is still the Rituals, Festivals, food, architecture, and even your language/languages that separate us... Along with the fact that these things are normal for us. There are unwritten rules that rule our social behaviors. I see this as allowing for increased tolerance between cultures and nations, and opportunities to come together on an even playing ground. A strong culture can be beneficial to a country as it promotes unity, especially during a crisis, peaceful debate, and open dialogue. I have learned so much about all of you and it has been an amazing experience. I can only hope that learning about each other can help us work together for a peaceful world.

Thank you for being a part of #MarketFriday

Thanks for everything @dswigle !

I'll be looking for a Fushia soon, or for the future house, but I think I'll go back to the same place anyway :) Yes, succulents, the flowering is really beautiful but so short that it can be a bit frustrating... I'm going back to flowers at the moment, because it's an area I haven't paid enough attention to !

I believe completely in praying without waiting and in the incredible effects of that. I was also brought up in the Catholic faith and even though I now believe in a different way, there are still many things that are very important to me :)

May you have a good weekend, I'm going to try to read more over the next few days ^^
Take good care 😘

I believe differently, but, there are many things that I still fall back on. ;) Enjoy the rest of your week~

Thank you dear 🌻

Yeah, I believe that the more important is just to believe rather than how we do so :)

Take care !

What a wonderful selection of markets across the world! I remember the Paris markets well. Love them, although it's been many years since I wondered through the streets of France. As for the goats and the sheep....while I've never been to Asia I have had my fill of Middle Eastern adventures and remember the animals all too well.

Thank you for your visit 😇
How many years ago did you come to France? Paris has changed a lot, and not all of it for the better... unfortunately !

Flowers and books, a good pairing and a nice way to visit some shops where the pleasure is equally great whether you buy something or not. When it happens to be in Paris it is even more attractive and thank you for helping me see that. Paris has always been the ultimate city for me, a dream in my teens and young adulthood as a cinephile living in a country like Romania. I didn't manage to visit Paris at the peak of my admiration and now I don't think I want to, I want to stay with the image I made with the films of the 70s and 90s. However, I'm looking around my city, once called Little Paris, for similarities that deserve this name and I think I find some.

I look with pleasure but also nostalgia and sadness at your invitation to read. I stopped reading systematically about twenty years ago, like most people blinded and disoriented by the too-dynamic evolution of our world. I regret that very much. You'll probably say that can be fixed... I hope so, but I don't think so.

The flower market is familiar to me, it looks a bit like what I see in Bucharest, on a smaller scale. The flowers are the same everywhere... I like the hydrangea a lot, like you, the same colors of blue, and green.

France, Paris, French movies, and music have marked my youth and I'm glad I found your blogs to bring me close to this French atmosphere. Thank you very much!

It's a great pleasure to hear everything you have to say. The city has indeed changed a lot and even though I live here full-time, I still try to keep the image I love of it!

Reading is an integral part of my life, and I don't think I'll ever be able to stop, but you've anticipated my reaction:

You'll probably say that can be fixed

I think it's possible to do that if you get the right kind of books, what were you reading at the time?

You've made me want to discover your country, and I'll be reading and dipping more in your articles from Monday onwards... since I'm leaving my computer for the weekend, precisely to wean myself off screens for a while :)

Thank you for you very kind words and energy here, take good care 🌱

I begin with apologies for the long overdue reply and with thanks, @anttn, for your kind comment.

My problem with reading is not due to choice or loss of interest in reading. I have a few books waiting. The problem is time, meaning more than that, my inability to manage time effectively plus the clutter that is now in my life. I have large backlogs of music I want to listen to, movies I want to see, and many others I won't name so as not to bore.

As for what I read. I read haphazardly, mostly from 1968 - 1982, then less and less as family and job obligations grew. What did I read? Teenage books, and to talk about the French... Jules Verne, Alexandre Dumas. I read a lot, and after you asked me, I realize that I have forgotten most of the books and writers, of course except for the important Romanian authors.
I can give an example of a book I really liked, I remember liking it a lot.
"The German Lesson" by Gunther Grass! Unfortunately, something is wrong, I looked in Grass's biography and can't find such a title. Maybe the translation in Romanian did not respect the name of the book or I do not remember ...
I can tell you that I remember a book that I liked very much in my adolescence and that I found now in an antique shop. I want to reread it, to see what I liked then. It's a book by a French writer...
Georges-Emmanuel Clancier - "L'Eternite plus un jour".

Oh, no problem really, I use to take even more time ! You're most welcome :)

I know exactly what you mean, even without too many obligations, I really have to get things off my chest to find the time to read. But even so, there are times when you do and times when you don't !

I've already heard of the French author you're talking about and of this title in particular, which makes me want to read it, even though I've just got into a fairly lengthy technical analysis book ^^

I hope you'll manage to catch up on all - or at least some - of the things you want to do that are on hold !

Have a good day ahead and take care dear @bluemoon 🌻

Thanks for understanding, I must say I expected you to react like that.

I'm glad you want to read the book, in fact talking to you makes me urgent to start reading it too!

I believe that eventually, the time will come to catch up on the backlog... if I live long enough, haha. I sincerely hope to hear us here for many more years, thank you very much, and have a nice weekend. I'll try to have a weekend without the internet too...

With pleasure, I always like to hear and understand things with more nuance than clear-cut opinions. I hope too that we'll have the occasion to join and discuss here on Hive for many coming years :)

I will go to a second hand bookshop today and I will definitely search for it, will let you know if I find it !

This weekend too, I'll leave my computer at home for two long days in the countryside. I wish you a good Friday and weekend in advance 🌻 Take good care

Thank you! I too like nuance and never definitive answers and people who think they know everything and nothing is yet to be proven.
You go to a second-hand bookshop to look for that book, I don't need to, I need time because I want to read some of your older posts about Paris but also about the extraordinary nature you often talk about.

love the colours of the flowers :3

I’m glad you enjoyed this one :)

We’ll never have enough flowers hehe !

Have a good weekend 😉

flowers :3

especially if one can also eat so many wild flowers.. and they have a very healthy effect.. ^^

This is really the future, based on past practices in truth, and I'm always happily surprised to see that those wild ones are more nutritious than the one we have to buy !

Have a lovely day ✌️

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Have a good weekend !

My eyes got bigger looking at those beautiful flowers in different colors. They look so beautiful and relaxing. It is so calming and stress relieving staying there for a moment away from the noise of the city.

That's a lot of books too. Books about homesteading, gardening, cooking and the basic works we can do is good.

Yes, I don't go to this flower market enough, but I think that following what you say, I'll have to go there more regularly... but it's not very close from where I live !

Thank you for your visit, dear @jenthoughts :)
... and sorry for replying that late. I hope you're doing well and that you had a good weekend 🌱😇

Oh how good to think to be there often if it is only near to you, but it's okay atleast you can visit there sometimes.

Yes, I'm doing well and thanks for the well wishes.

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