Month: May 2026
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Antiquing in Provence
Who comes on a French la Vie? Some are collectors, some own shops, some create, some simply love beautiful old things. Different styles, different stories, and somehow it always fits together perfectly. A few have come several times, that is…
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small world
When our friends become their friends and their friends become our friends, the world becomes smaller. What began as strangers gathering in Provence slowly became something wonderfully unexpected. The guests kept coming back – friendships bloomed.
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Digging at a Brocante Dealer’s Garage
The French la Vie – imagine coming to France for one reason: antique hunting. Not museums. Not tours. Just days searching through markets, garages, brocantes, homes, and shops packed with things from another time. Today we went to an antique…
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Ready Set Go…
Tomorrow arrives The table is set.Candles waiting. Menu penciled The itinerary is lined up — unfold exactly as it should. Flights are landing.Guests counting the hours Suitcases rolling. Rooms are ready.Beds turned down.Windows openSmall details in their places. And me?Heart beating…
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A Bit of History about my French Village
In my village, the church and surrounding hills carry layers of history, legends, and traditions that go back over a thousand years. The first church here is dated back to the 7th century, though later destroyed during invasions in the…
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Open Space-for Beauty to Unfold for All.
Life keeps moving.Through birthdays and funerals.Through wars on screens and dishes in the sink.Through heartbreak and grocery lists and mornings where we open our eyes and wonder what we will see. I walk through antique markets and touch things that…