Month: April 2026
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Starting a Cabinet of Curiosity for a Client
Little by little, piece by piece, one unusual thing after another—I wade slowly through the brocante, peering into every small box and across each tabletop like a scavenger hunter. I try to stay focused, resisting the call of the larger,…
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Brocante Cabinet of Curiosities
Years ago, I began creating my own cabinet of curiosities—one centered on everyday little sweet things. I imagined that by the time I might have grandchildren, many of these ordinary objects would be unfamiliar to them. I imagine the stories…
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The French Brocante Guessing Game Reveal
The bread stamp I discovered yesterday came from the Alps… Kathie got it right. Before homes had its own oven, bread in rural France was baked in a shared communal oven—the four communal,- the four banal. Families would prepare their dough at home,…
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Brocante Guessing Game
Do you know what this little thing is? I am not often stomped. But, today I was. I had no idea, but I overheard a woman explaining what it was to another person- well I’ll be darn. I had to…
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You Know the Saying That Goes Something Like- All Looks Calm From the Outside?
From Calm Yeah, that is Yann trimming the ivy while standing on the windowsill from the second floor. And, the neighbor decided to take out the refrigerator from the second floor- using a rope that only was tied around the…
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Spring in a Plate
Food memories the kind that instantly brings you back to a place, a table, a moment. Years ago, traveling with the children, we stayed in a hotel where they served a pasta with a sauce that wasn’t cooked. Just fresh…