Black cats seem to be the unofficial theme of our neighborhood.
We have a courtyard black cat.
The bookstore next door has a black cat logo, although we've never seen a black cat there.
The jewelry store around the corner on rue Racine always has black cat jewelry and scarves displayed. (Today, the scarves had other-colored cats, too.)
There's even black cat graffiti nearby.
A black cat lives in the clothing store and workshop, Bourgine, next to the jewelry store. In the shop, they produce, among other things, bags and t-shirts with a stylish, cartoony map of our neighborhood on them. You will notice the black cat marking the site of their shop, near the middle of the map. (We live just to the right of the large yellow building, the Théâtre Odéon, about where a tiny coke bottle is.)
And here is Bourgine's actual black cat.
There is yet another black cat that lurks on rue Racine, often hiding under the parked cars and taking Sandy by surprise on his walks. He doesn't really like that.
Truth be told, Sandy is not particularly happy about the unofficial theme of our neighborhood. He's pushing for Quartier de Labradoodle Adorable.
clues to be found in this movie! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_the_Cat%27s_Away_(1996_film)
ReplyDeleteAh, thanks for the theory. The movie is not set in our neighborhood, but it still could be that all of Paris has adopted the black as its unofficial mascot. Which reminds me of the animation projected on l'Arc de Triomphe on New Years' Eve. Extremely clever and well-done---seems like it must have been based on the movie. Well worth checking out this short video of it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B63j94McyW8
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