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A Peek into Collégiale Notre-Dame-des-Anges
When you open the door and step inside the Collégiale Notre-Dame-des-Anges, be prepared for your jaw to drop. This 17th-century Baroque masterpiece, originally founded in the 13th century and later transformed,…
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Brocanteurs Be Like
Going to the Brocante – “It was like a time capsule, packed to the rafters with old furniture, books, photographs—layers upon layers of other people’s lives, all crammed into the…
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French Autumn
French autumn breathes in gold— the harvest waves surrender,a slow unfolding of time’s intent. Mulberry leaves spin in soft descent.Sunflowers, once proud,bow their sun-dried heads. Chestnuts, in their prickly casing,and…
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We Must-
There it is: the divide in the world, existing at once. One soaked in comfort, the other in suffering. A small world within a world, where privilege and pain brush…
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Because You Mentioned …
When you join us on the French la Vie, it might be just for the experience—the joy of wandering through brocantes, soaking up the atmosphere, and maybe picking up a…
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Cezanne- Little Artists
Cézanne painted more than a bushel of apples, returned 80 times to the same view of Mont Sainte-Victoire, and captured his gardener more than once—always circling the familiar, always finding…
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More than Brocanting
Another week comes to an end, and as always, it’s bittersweet. Many memories made, friendships formed, stories shared, and unexpected caring moments. It amazes me—how a group of women can…
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The Brocante Fooled Them
As I have said before some buy more, and most buy less. They bought more than they expected. Packing is not the fun part. They shopped until they dropped.
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