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The French do not have Garage Sales
Before I was married, I visited French Husband family in Rennes. As French Husband Great Uncle had died months early his lovely home was going to be sold. His…
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The Fox’s Daughter, Juliette
Photography and text by Corey Amaro: French Husband's niece was eleven years old when I first met her, twenty three years ago. It was also the first time I was…
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The French Linen Closet
Photography and text by Corey Amaro: French Husband's sister… Soizic (an old name from Brittany) was a firecracker who knew when to razzle, dazzle, and most of all pop. She…
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What Would You Do If You Could Have Anything You Wanted in a House Full of Beautiful Things?
Photography and Text by Corey Amaro ….Story continued from yesterday's post…… With notebooks in hand the band of six climbed the front steps and went into their Great Uncle's home.…
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Did the Old Houses FOR SALE include the Furniture?
Photography and text by Corey Amaro. Voluntary Sale. Twenty-one lots for sale. By, Mr. D'Agrain, notary, Isère, France. Property Sale February 2, 1896, at 1:30 Price Range: 300 French Francs…
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A French Love Song
Collage and text by, Corey Amaro "If you didn't exist I would have to invent you…." There are songs that stick with us, you might say like a country's national…
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Brocante Bugs Discoveries in the Cornfields
Photos and text by Corey Amaro How to fill a van with one million grains of corn little brocante things. Easy! Wake up before the rooster crows. Run around like…
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Brocanting with a Beautiful Man
Photo and text by Corey Amaro We found many old, wonderful, brocante things yesterday. We ran out of room in the van to stuff in another ribbon let alone…
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My Favorite Brocantes is in a Corn Field
My friend Natalie (La Madone) and I are doing our annual thing… The Brocante Bug Dance in a corn field. We left for the Brocante fair yesterday morning with seven…
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How to Reconize the Brocante Bug
Text and photo by: Corey Amaro How to recognize the brocante bug: The person infected with the brocante bug usually is not in bed sleeping on a Saturday or Sunday…
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