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What to Expect to Find at the French Brocante
What to Expect to Find at the French Brocante Brocante markets are known for their antique items, including furniture, home decor, ceramics, glassware, clocks, and more. These items are…
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The Hidden Gem, Off the Beaten Path, Tell me about France …
I am often asked about France. It makes sense, given that I live here and write a blog about it. When I travel to a new place, I…
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Summer’s End
Summer's end, and when it does, please take the heat with you. It has been too hot this summer. Though it feels like this might become our new normal.…
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Some Useful Artful Ordinary Pieces of French Antiques
Classic French antique Provencal lard pots in green. "French Provencal antique lard pottery pots, also known as "pots à graisse" or "pots à lard," are traditional pottery containers used…
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Not Cinderella’s Slipper
Balancing delicately on a chair in a clothing shop window, Encased in an antique souvenir glass box, A new shoe that had yet to start its journey. I did a…
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The Haircutting Memory
I wrote this on my blog in 2006 When I lived in a monastery, the Abbot asked who…
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The Memorable Haircut
A little haircut by the pool for Gabriel while on vacation. I thought I was giving him his first haircut. Such a memorable spot, a good memory creation I…
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Brocante Bébé
Brocante Bébé will she take after me? Or just inherit a bunch of stuff she doesn’t want, and sell it at a vides grenier for, “Any ten items for 1…
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Time Seemed to Tick Away.
Have you ever been in a situation where time seems set to a different standard than the 24-hour clock? The past week spent with Chelsea and her family at…
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Summer Figs
Steps away from the century-old stone house where we are staying, wild fig trees grow. Amidst their aromatic scent, I plucked from their bounty, carrying them by folding up the…
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