100 Strangers: Greg

Gregator : Marseille, FR

On Saturday, we spent the day up at the Basilica Notre-Dame de la Garde. Coming home that evening, we popped into a pet shop to buy a treat for friend Faith's soon-to-arrive puppy, Poppy. We had our cameras out and this young man Greg singled us out as photographers and asked if we'd like to take his picture. He was a sweet guy and I was happy to snap a photo.

Photo copyright: Janet M Kincaid, 1/11

100 Strangers: John of Lebanon

John, the owner of Les Mille et Une Nappe, and friends Diana and Nicole :
Ribeauville, FR

This is John (and my friend Diana and her friend Nicole) outside of his shop, Les Mille et Une Nappes, in Ribeauville. We each bought tablecloths and napkins. I snapped this photo of John and am featuring him as another of my 100 Strangers. John is originally from Lebanon and was quite a lot of fun. He has fabulous linens for indoor and outdoor tables in a thousand styles, colors, and sizes. If you're interested in uniquely Alsatian pieces, this is also the place to go. Below is a photo of the table on our terrace and the oil cloth I bought for it. I also have napkins to match.

New oil tablecloth on the table on the terrace :
Ferney-Voltaire, FR

Photo copyright: Janet M Kincaid, 5/10

100 Strangers: Victoria

Victoria, the very friendly clerk at Diwali : Paris, FR

Between our jaunt from Sainte-Chapelle to the Arc d'Triomphe, we went back over to the Left Bank and the Diwali scarf store in the rue de la Huchette to pick up some gifts for a few people. (We'd also been there the day before, where Janeen and I bought ourselves alpaca hats and gloves.) The young lady working in the shop was very helpful and incredibly friendly, so I asked if I could take her picture. Her name is Victoria and she was happy to let me snap her photo.

All the pretty scarves and gloves make a visit to Diwali a must : Paris, FR

Contrary to popular belief (or myth), Parisians are some of the warmest people I've met. As long as you make even the smallest effort to engage them in French, they'll gladly speak English with you and this young lady was no exception!

Photo copyright: Janet M Kincaid, 1/10