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When a Friend Throws Away an Antique
A friend who lives up the hill called. He reminded me that he was make a haul to the dump. I threw the phone down and raced up the…
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Saturday Art Saves: A Plate a Day
Artist: Hironobu Ishikawa / Source: A Plate a Day Each Saturday I focus on a different artist that I admire. From potters to painters, chefs to collectors, seamstress to songwriters,…
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“Naughty” Pillow Talk
"Love this knotty pillow," was my first thought, then I added, "But I don't think it (they) will be very practical for the apartment rental." Yann rubbed his ears,…
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Pasta with Asparagus
At the market, fresh asparagus wrapped in a moist towel were resting a wooden crate. I asked the vendor why he had wrapped the asparagus in a moist towel?…
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Rough Luxe Patchwork
18th century silk textile fragments. Intricately hand embroidery with gold threads. Most likely made for a church altar piece… The torn pieces I found years ago, are not bigger…
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Cheering Faith, Hope and Courage… Boston
It is the crowd.. The community gathered. Cheering, giving their energy through their presences, their voices as one, gathered in the bleachers, standing on the sidelines, waving banners,…
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The Menu of Gratitude
Menu of Gratitude: Yann. At the Brocante. Finds a rusty iron menu sign. Exclaims with a great kid like wonder: "Look what I found!" Holding it behind his back…
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A Brocante Feast for the Soul
One never knows what one will find at the brocante. The pleasure of the hunt is the unexpected, the discovery of old objects, the stories that old objects evoke,…
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Saturday Art Saves: How to Wrap a Gift
How to Wrap a Gift via nashville wraps community Every Saturday I focus on a different artist that I admire. From potters to painters, chefs to collectors,…
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