French la Vie

  After a wonderful day spent seeing Shelley and then Tom, and my Godchild Daisy, I went to Chico to give a talk about French Ness in the shop called Nantucket.…

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At the first ray of light the farmer sets out for work, rice harvest is in full swing in the Sacramento Valley. Either Mother Nature has worked her wonder in…

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Home. Going back to my childhood home, where my family lives in California is always a bag full of mixed emotions. In one hand I hold joyful memories, colors of…

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Mari Johnson invited me to Austin to speak at her Back Home Store. I never met Mari before, nor did I know anything about her, except that she seemed like…

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Over sized outdoor lantern with green apples. Lynn's stand in Marburger received strong praise, I enjoyed every minute of our time spent together. It was hard work, thankfully there were…

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I am off to California,after we pack up in the rain, no make that a downpour, a mud bath, a messy send off, a wild and wet run. Due to…

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Soon very soon I am going to be home and see how much my little loved ones have grown, and hear their stories that I have missed these last 13…

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In the beginning the stands at Marburger are bare empty. The antique dealers come from all over the Untied States, they come with years of experience, a love for antiques,…

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Willow Nest… the name alone said something to me… "Willow(s)" is where I grew up and "Nest" applies home… I walked into Linda's stand in Marburger and asked if I…

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Crystal chandeliers sparkle like stars above A. Tyner's Swedish antiques booth in Marburger. The Antique fair in Roundtop, Texas is a sight to behold even if you don't like antiques.…

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