Hello Ooh La Frou Frou Girls!
Grab a latte and
curl up on our
~ Settee ~
It's time for
Ooh La Frou Frou
romance!
We recently began
a romantic adventure
in which
illustrated Ooh La Frou Frou city girl
~Sunny~
and a very handsome stranger
saw each other across the crowded lobby of
The Mark Hotel
{where Sunny has a glamorous fantasy apartment}.
Each time they spotted each other
{on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday}
it was so memorable that we gave
those occasions a special name.
~ Grand Flirt ~
If you missed the first two Grand Flirt episodes,
you'll definitely want to
read them before reading further,
so here are the links to:
Grand Flirt Iand
For those of you that have
already read those two episodes ...
we last left Sunny
dressed in a stunning gown
in the lobby of The Mark Hotel
on a Saturday evening,
watching the arrival of a limousine
that a handsome someone had sent for her.
Now, the romance continues ...
are you ready to slip away for a fantasy at
77th Street and Madison Avenue in
New York City?
~ Let's go, darlings ~
The luxe lobby of The Mark Hotel,
with its chic black-and-white-striped marble floor,
was bustling on that Saturday evening.
People were arriving to meet friends,
others were leaving for evenings out in the city.
Gleaming silver luggage carriers
filled with designer luggage whisked by,
pushed by elegantly-dressed doormen.
There were many business travellers sitting about the lobby,
some reading the New York Times
and many simply watching the world go by.
And a part of that world-going-by
was a glamorous young blonde
in a sparkling gown that looked as if she
may have just stepped off the runway.
"Of course,"
many of them thought ...
"the limousine that just pulled up outside must be for her,"
as it was not unusual to see
elegantly-dressed women travelling
to and fro by limousines
everyday in the city.
Eyes followed Sunny as she slipped through the hotel doors
and they watched as the driver of the limousine smiled at her
and swept open the door of the black car with a flourish.
What they didn't expect was ...
to see her leave something on the passenger seat
instead of herself ...
and to step quickly back into the hotel
with a secret smile,
walking back through the lobby
until she was out of sight.
The people in the lobby that evening were
~ simply left to wonder. ~
On the last Sunny episode, we were able to get a peek
at what she had left on that limo seat.
It was a rose and a note that said this ...
Those still remaining in the lobby
one hour later
would have been wondering even further
when a handsome man dressed in a tuxedo
stepped into the lobby holding
the one single rose.
As Sunny waited,
her chin resting on the intertwined fingers of her hands,
she thought about how much fun it is to be a
~ woman. ~
She felt as if
a woman's world is her pallette and
on any given day,
she has the ability to simply start
with a soft blank canvas ...
... and create the masterpiece
she wants to be for the day.
For that particular Saturday evening,
she could have chosen
to look as sweet as candy ...
... painting soft pink lips with her lip brush
and wearing her hair in loose blonde tendrils
down her back ...
She also had the ability ... should she so choose ...
to select a look that would make all who saw her think of
the wild abandon and frothiness of the sea
with layers resembling foamy waves tossing onto the shore ...
... or she simply could have created an aura
of sheerness filled with mystery ...
... she could have held
feather softness blowing gently in the wind
at her fingertips ...
... or dressed herself like a sublime package
tied with a bow ...
She could create enough sparkle
to compete with the glitter of her surroundings
in a myriad of ways. ...
... or she could dress just
~
sultry enough~
to light a wildfire ...
... and for this evening ...
~she smiled and thought to herself~
she had chosen to call upon all of the above.
~Back In The Lobby~
When the handsome stranger stepped up to the
concierge with his rose,
the concierge said
"good evening, sir"
and reached behind the desk.
When he stood back up, he was holding a
Baccarat crystal bud vase filled with water
and held it out.
As the rose was placed in the vase,
the concierge simply said,
"If you would kindly follow me, sir."
The handsome stranger
followed the concierge across the lobby
with a smile on his face.
He hadn't had this much fun in a long time.
When they arrived at the entrance of
the hotel's restaurant,
he was asked to please wait there and
the concierge disappeared back into the lobby.
As he stood holding the rose in the bud vase,
he scanned the many faces in the restaurant,
but saw her nowhere.
After a few moments, a waiter appeared,
pushing a cart that held an ice bucket
and a bottle of pink champagne.
Taking the rose in its vase and placing it on the cart,
the waiter instructed him to follow,
as he pushed the cart toward the elevator.
As the elevator doors closed,
the handsome stranger thought to himself
how much of life is not filled with surprises
and how this evening was proving to be
the exception to the rule.
It was the first time he'd ever entered an elevator
with the destination unknown.
As the elevator reached the top floor labeled
"Penthouse"
the doors slid open and,
as the handsome stranger started to step out,
the waiter pulled a key from his pocket and said,
"One moment, Sir. We haven't yet arrived."
The waiter put the key into the control board and turned it.
The doors slid shut and the elevator once again rose.
As the stranger looked to the waiter,
preparing to ask where they were going,
the elevator pinged as it halted
and soft music filled the air
as the doors slid open once again.
Unbeknownst to the stranger,
surrounded by city lights
high atop the Mark Hotel,
a lady sat waiting
at a table set
for a private rooftop dinner ...
As the stranger stepped from the elevator
the waiter handed over the cart
holding with the champagne
and rose centerpiece to him,
and sweeping his open hand toward the rooftop, he said,
"Her name is Sunny. She is expecting you."
Thank you so much, darlings,
for joining us for
another episode of
Sunny's
Grand Flirt!
For those of you that celebrate
Thanksgiving (as we do),
have a very happy (and delicious) holiday!
Because the entire holiday season
is so very busy for us all,
the next four Ooh La Frou Frou posts
leading up to Christmas will be
Ooh La Frou Frou "light"
with a little tidbit of
glamorous happiness each week ...
don't miss them,
as each Monday
you'll find something fun
and some free surprises
occasionally mixed in too!
See you next week!
FOR OUR
TWO CHRISTMAS CARDS
where you will find their details
and links to order!
Illustration Credit:
Pink Settee illustration (c) Ooh La Frou Frou 2011
Sunny illustration (c) Ooh La Frou Frou 2011
Paint Brush illustration (c) Ooh La Frou Frou 2011
Chair with Shoes illustration (c) Ooh La Frou Frou 2011
Pink Letter created by Ooh La Frou Frou 2011
All above illustration by Sandra Shelton Markwalder,
owner and creator of Ooh La Frou Frou.
The illustration of The Mark Hotel
Photo edited by me with the addition of pink curvy arrow,
as well as the addition of trees on rooftop
{as were seen actually on rooftop when checking Google Earth}.
Photo Credit:
1. Pink Sparkling Elle Saab Dress
via3. White Gloved Limousine Driver's Hand
via4. Red Rose
via (edited by me)
5. "A girl worth kissing ..."
via7. Cotton Candy
via (edited by me)
8. Ruffled Skirt
via (edited by me)
9. White Tulle Skirt
via (edited by me)
10. Ostrich Feather Purse
via (edited by me)
11. Hair Tied Back with Bow
via12. Glitter via Google
13. Chandeliers
via (edited by me)
14. Jeweled Bee Purse
via (edited by me)
15. Black Tulle Dress with Fur
via (edited by me)
16. Rhinestone Shoe
via (edited by me)
18. Press for Champagne
via19. Scarlett Johansson with Moet Ring
via
