June: Vintage Americana Market!

School's out.  Father's Day.  Flag Day.  The 4th of July.  Patio cookouts.  Vacations.  Picnics.  Outdoor
activities of all kinds.

At last!

Summer.

Join us for Nuit Blanche on Thursday June 6th from 5pm-8pm and share a complimentary glass of wine with us while we kick off our long-awaited summer with our "Vintage Americana" Market!  We're celebrating Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of all things Summer!  And remember . . . there's a reason both the American and French flags are red, white and blue!

The market continues Friday June 7th from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm, Saturday June 8th from 10am-4pm and concludes on Sunday June 9th from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.

We hope to see you there!





June "Vintage Americana" Hours:

Thurs.,  June 6:      5pm-8pm (Nuit Blanche!)

Friday,  June 7:     11am-2pm

Saturday, June 8: 10am-4pm
Sunday June 9:      Noon-4pm

A bientot,

Anastasia and Adam

Mothers in Paris

It's probably well known to any woman who has traveled to Paris that many French men simply have no problem letting women know of their interest in them. I have suffered through a good many really bad pick-up attempts in Paris over the years.

One of my favorite flirtatious encounters caught me off guard when I was looking through a clothing rack at an outdoor market in downtown Paris. It is important to remember this happened before I really understood that it's very important for a woman's survival to not look at and smile at a Frenchman, especially one on the prowl (which is a lot of them). Doing this makes him think you want to have a roll in the hay -- like now. I was not initially aware of this important French fact......

Anyway, I said the typical, considerate "Bonjour monseiur" along with the customary American eye contact and smile. He immediately alerted, raised his eyebrows, smiled back and said in his sexiest voice while leaning over the clothing rack, cooing, "Bonjour madam, and how can I help someone as lovely as you today?" I was very obviously American, because if I were a smart French woman it wouldn't have even gotten this far. A great deal of uncomfortable testosterone-induced flirting ensued. Finally, I looked at him and sternly said, "Monsieur, I am old enough to be your mother!" To which he very easily replied, raising his eyebrows and smiling slyly and whispering, "And what is wrong with mothers?"

Well, I would have been a bit honored to be flirted with by a guy at least  my half age, but I knew I wouldn't be the only mother he would attempt to lure to his rack of clothes that day.

Happy Mothers Day. You are all beautiful and desirable....even if a Frenchman isn't there to tell you so.
Au Revoir,
Anastasia

For the love of our Mothers....



Children! What would we be without them?

I can say with authority that being a Mom has been the most challenging, frustrating, grueling and heart-wrenching role of my life. So, how is it that something that was so difficult be the most wonderful opportunity of my life and something I would truly never change and would be grateful for, forever?

It's hard to fully express what being a Mom is like, and how hard it can be, until you have actually done it.

Now, I hardly even remember the difficulties and only seem to recall all the goodness. I look at others' misbehaving children and think, "My children never did that!" However, I am reminded by my kids that, yes, indeed they had done that! My mother-in-law once said of her sons, "Never tell me what you did wrong as a child, I want to remember all that was good about you."



"My mother had a great deal of trouble with
me, but I think she enjoyed it.". - Mark Twain

Now my children are married and are having children of their own, and they too shall understand the follies and foibles of being mothers and parents.

 

Our "Le Jardin" market this week is the perfect time to honor mothers. Why is this a perfect market to celebrate mothers? Well, what do gardens and children have in common? They flourish, they bloom, they grow! And what do Mothers have in common with gardeners? We feed, cherish, and re-root!

So, here's to Mothers and all they have done to raise your children. And here's to the children who teach us, too!

Cheers to Mothers!

  May "Le Jardin" Market Hours:

  Thurs., May 9:          5pm-8pm (Nuit Blanche!)

  Friday, May 11:        11am-2pm

  Saturday, May 12:   10am-4pm

  CLOSED Sunday May 12 (Mothers' Day!)

   A bientot,

   Anastasia

May: "Le Jardin" (Garden) Market!

"In search of my mother's garden, I found my own."  -- Alice Walker

May evokes mothers, and Spring, and gardens.  Our May market theme weaves all three together into one tapestry.  Join us for Nuit Blanche on Thursday, May 9 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm and share a complimentary glass of wine with us as we inaugurate our "Le Jardin" market at Confectionique.

The market continues Friday May 10th from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm and concludes on Saturday May 11th from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.  (In honor of Mothers' Day this year, we will be closed on Sunday May 12th.)

We hope to see you there!

May "Le Jardin" Market Hours:

Thurs., May 9:          5pm-8pm (Nuit Blanche!)

Friday, May 11:        11am-2pm

Saturday, May 12:   10am-4pm

CLOSED Sunday May 12 (Mothers' Day!)

A bientot,

Anastasia and Adam


"Garden as though you will live forever."  -- William Kent.

Merci Beaucoup!

As Adam and I end our three-year Confectionique anniversary, we can't help but take the opportunity to thank our loyal customers. We continue to create and love Confectionique because of all of you! We delight in knowing each month familiar faces will come waltzing through our doors to see what we have come up with. We also get to meet so many new people too. So many friendly, happy faces. We realized that if it weren't for Confectionique, our social world would be quite small....all of you have broadened our horizons!

However, Adam and I are equally aware that we could not fill Confectionique with all the imagination, creativity and love all by ourselves. We have had a group of delightful woman from the beginning. We want to take this opportunity to say Merci Beacoup to our Confectionique Crafters: Vicki, Mary, Connie, Linda, Leigh-Anne, Amy, Sara, Molly, Carla and Jean and those special additional creative folks who drop in their goodies now and again throughout the year. And to the staff at Morey Airport, you are all such wonderful folks. We are so happy to be sharing such a gracious space with you!  We also want to thank our friends in France:  Alice, Julia, Benoit, Nathalie, Martime and Clive, Wahiba and our brocanteur "amis" at various Paris flea markets and brocantes.  And finally, we thank our children and their families for their support these last three years!

We so love Confectionique and so appreciate our fellow innovators and all those who take time our of your lives for us. May we all have an adventurous 4th year together enjoying the gifts of friendship and creativity.

au bientot,
Anastasia and Adam

Toasting three years of Confectionique!

In celebration of Confectionique's third anniversary, we are pleased to announce that for Nuit Blanche on Thursday, April 11 from 5pm to 8pm, we will be selling a limited number of authentic, French-style macaroons created by Elizabeth Dahl (the James Beard-nominated pastry chef at Madison's Nostrano restaurant) and her assistant Meghan!


In addition, to toast our third anniversary on Thursday, we'll be serving complimentary Menage a Trois wine for Nuit Blanche!  Join us and help us celebrate!  

We hope you join us this week for our Au Printemps market.  In addition to celebrating Confectionique's third anniversary, we're also giving you a first look at our new Boho Confectionique boutique -- a special corner of our shop that we've redesigned to mix a taste of Mid-Century design with a dash of Boho-chic, all with a French twist, of course!

April "Au Printemps" (Spring) market hours:

Thursday, April 11:            5pm-8pm (Nuit Blanche!)

Friday, April 12:                 11am-2pm

Saturday, April 13:            10am-4pm

Sunday, April 14:                Noon-4pm

A bientot,

Anastasia and Adam

April: "Au Printemps" (Spring!)

Yes, by now maybe we are all beginning to believe that Spring has finally sprung in Wisconsin . . . and it's time to feather your nest!  Our April market theme is "Au Printemps"  -- all things Spring!  In addition to celebrating Confectionique's third anniversary, we're also giving you a first look at our new Boho Confectionique boutique -- a special corner of our shop that we've redesigned to mix a taste of Mid-Century design with a dash of Boho-chic, all with a French twist, of course!

Join us for Nuit Blanche on Thursday, April 11 from 5pm-8pm and share a complimentary glass of wine with us as we kick off the market and celebrate our third anniversary!

April "Au Printemps" (Spring) market hours:

Thursday, April 11:            5pm-8pm (Nuit Blanche!)

Friday, April 12:                 11am-2pm

Saturday, April 13:            10am-4pm

Sunday, April 14:                Noon-4pm

More to come soon regarding our anniversary celebration!

Au revoir,

Anastasia and Adam