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La Canebière, France “‘La Canebière’ is the historic high street in the old quarter of Marseille, France. About a kilometer long, it runs from the Old Port of Marseille to the Réformés quarter. The name ‘Canebière’ (‘Canabiera’ in Provençal Read More …
Les Lalanne, François-Xavier & Claude Lalanne, in their french studio 1980 High Fashion In France a artistic couple was able to take the art of making jewelry a bit higher… Les Lalanne is the name for a artist couple Read More …
“Non Mudera” translated ‘I won’t change’ -Anne of Brittany Anna di Bretagna (dettaglio) by Jean Bourdichon Holy Cannabis In 1503 a special holy book was commissioned by the only woman to be Queen of France, Twice, Queen Anne of Brittany. Read More …
The Swedish Olympic Curling team ‘broomstacking’ during the competition of the first Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France 1924 ‘Broomstacking’ – Pausing the game during competition, its the stack of brooms made while everyone shares a smoke and a drink!
‘The Hemp: The Canvas, the ropes, Hempseed oil’, Chocolate bar trading card (1 of 84 in this botanical series) by ‘Chocolat Guerin-Boutron’ in Paris from the 1890’s “Le chanvre: La toile, les cordes, huile de chènevis”
Christmas Eve Hemp Carol In many hemp growing regions of Europe it was very bad luck for the women to spin or work on their hemp starting Christmas Eve and lasting until “Distaff Day” (January 7)… Much like in my Read More …
The First Stoned Selfie Just a few short years after the American Robert Cornelius took the first selfie in Philadelphia in 1839, French painter Camille Dolard would take another photographic first for selfie’s… The first stoned selfie! In 1843 using Read More …
Godfather of the Hashischins Dr. Jacques-Joseph Moreau arrived back home to Paris in 1840 believing he had found the key to his research. Stashed deep in his baggage he carried this new tool into the madness of the mind: Hashish! Read More …
Et le soleil se coucha sur l’Adriatique (Sunset over the Adriatic)- And a name for the artist? Joachim-Raphael Boronali aka Aliboron aka Lolo the Donkey Revenge of the Hashishin’s Although the original Hashishin hangout the ‘Cabaret des Assassins’ in Read More …
“Filant le chanvre.” = “Spinning hemp.” Postcard from Brittany, France around 1900