Category: Brocante
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French Earthen Vessels
In the south of France, every kitchen had pottery, especially confit pots. The confit pot- glazed in sun-worn ochre, green or brown tucked in a corner near the hearth. The confit pot — humble, heavy, and needed— once held what was most…
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Last Group of the Year ❤️
The last group of the year has come and gone, leaving echoes of laughter, clinking glasses, and friendships. Each group that joins me here in Provence brings its own rhythm, its own way of seeing — but there is something…
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The Last French la Vie Group of the Year… Starts Tomorrow
One More Group Coming One more group is on their way.And I have to say—it’s been an extraordinary year. I’ve met so many fun, delightful, slightly-obsessed people who love antiques.My kind of people.The kind who spot a 19th-century basket under…
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That Rich Faded Antique Texture-
The rich, faded texture of time.That’s what I see when I look at these things—the way facades softens,the way color fades,the way old text curls at the edge of paper, andink tells the stories. Photo Unknown Source I take photos…
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French Brocante Style
Things gathered. From the French brocante—dusty, tender, full of someone else’s yesterday. Nothing matches. That’s not what I’m after I collect things I like and then I find a place in our home. Which is getting harder to do if…