Category: Brocante
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Monet Never Lingered over His Food.
Early in the morning, after I had set up my wares to sell at the brocante market, I quickly took a tour to see what might be interesting to buy. Not faraway from my stand, in fact on the other…
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Spotted!
Sacha’s friend Fabrice looked at the balls on our dining room table. He passed a strange look at me, and then he leaned in close to Sacha and whispered, “C’est normal que ta mère ait des boules de canon sur…
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Antique Baby Rattles Charm Older Woman
Baby rattles are not practical for someone who doesn’t have a baby and is half as old as they are, if not more. Yet, when I saw them, I wanted them. “I could make them into a charm bracelet!” That…
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Raining Cats and Dogs
Rain and Snow do not happen often in the South of France, but when it does, it does so with vengeance, like a mad dog after a sneaky cat. Since yesterday morning it has continuously done one or the other; Rained cats…
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Fleur de Lys grow in France
Iron rods with Fleur de Lys make interesting tough flowers in the winter time. The zinc jugs haven’t held anything this solid before. I like the colors of the rusty iron, rock wall and zinc cans. How does your garden…
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Louie Louie and the Art of Louis 16th
Louis 16th Sofa leg, without a ribbon around its knee. The real thing. It hasn’t exercised in years! Whatever is its secret! The leg is steady on its heel and stands as straight and tall as the day it was…
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