This is an organically-grown, free-range, antibiotic-free, grass-eating turkey(dinde) in case you were wondering...
And he will be a guest, not dinner at this table.
Cranberries - bet you thought we owned them. 
Leeks /poireaux are definitely a Frenchie veggie - they own this one.
And marrons/chestnuts. Oui!
Soupe de marrons...oui aussi.
Recette de soupe de Potiron/pumpkin- regarde!
Photo from l'Internaut
So here's the Paris Fall story/histoire d'automne...
I was in a Paris mall and asked Anne, "what are all those polka-dotted mushroom-like things in every shop window?"
So do all Parisien shop owners meet at the Mairie/town hall where they hand out polka-dotted mushrooms and dryed leaves? I think they do. Every window/vitrine has the same stuff...
Here Jeff de Bruges offers a special automne collection of chocolats
Champange is good anytime...non? Guess it's better with champignon d'Automne/mushrooms.
Fauchon is decking the halls with stag and bunnies...
And the Fall leaf bien sur.
More gold feuille/leaves...
Macaron in Fall colors...well they look Fallish to me.
In Paris I spotted a new book on Italian-born "French" fashion illustrator René Gruau (1909-2004).
Did you watch the 2009 American Music Awards Last night. No color to speak of. Even crazy Lady didn't put her red on...
In the '50s and 60's Rene Gruau waved his red wand and did wonders for Dior, Balmain, Lanvin, the Lido, Moulin Rouge, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar..
Fabulous line drawing with touches of red were his signature...
The touch of red/rouge is Paris' signature too in my opinion...
It's omnipresent...
What other town features red the way Paris does? 
Not New York, that's for sure...
Even if purple is the color of the month...
Red is never out in Paris...
Is it just me seeing all this red..?
I finally made it to the Marché Raspail with M.
Held only on Sundays from 7am - 3am
They have great hunks of my favorite soap, Savon de Marseilles, made of pure 100% olive oil FYI. I use this soap everywhere-bath and kitchen. This soap refuses to die. After a year, you look at the block in disgust and toss it. Enough! Then you immediately replace it with a new block. It's unscented - hard to find these days and way cheaper at this marche than in New York.
More great hunks, this time of cheese, bigger than your head.
Hunky bread too. There's a rustic quality to this marche that is very appealing.
You could pretend you're in the country...
Fresh herbs to put on your apartment window sill or terrace?
Did they go into this delicious salade? We bought some for lunch..
What about the guy in the background with the red beret and red neckerchief? I'd love to know his story...
More lunchtime goodies -freshly made soupe...
No way was I going to pass up the hot chocolat l'ancienne. You have to add your own sugar. Hey it's organic!
Allyson gave me this book to read on the bus up to the Boston - they had exact descriptions of the Marché Raspail venders.
Look a chic back view of a marche vender. Note - purple scarf.
M.'s bread from the market to go with our soupe de lentilles à l'indienne from the marche.
I picked up some macarons on the way home from Sadaharu Aoki on 35 rue de Vaugirard. They are open on Sundays. Isn't it wonderful!
A very fun and unique experience. 
Dearest, darling PB readers you are Lifesavers!
And unlike M.Homer Simpson, you are BRILLIANT!
So many bright ideas! 
Will the winner, Evelyn from Alabama please step forward?
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