Category: Brocante
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A Thing that is Beautiful
“Things men have made with wakened hands, and put soft life into are awake through years with transferred touch, and go on glowing for years. And for this reason, some old things are lovely warm still with the life of…
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The Way They Were, the Way we Are
Each photo holds a moment that once felt permanent. What remains is not what we see, But a quiet truth- which is felt deeply, understood over time. Even though everything changes, these shifts don’t erase the connections that exist between…
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The Antique Calendar –
A lucky little Brocante find – a pocketbook calendar- in nearly perfect condition, a few months are missing – considering it is from 1813 it can be forgiven. Feel free to copy any of the photos above.
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A Tabernacle Door
Finding a 17th-century tabernacle door filled me with questions. Its angelic face is carved from a single piece of wood— Time has peeled away layers of paint, leaving behind a weathered beauty. Its expression is a silent witness to countless…
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Christmas Colors
“Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.” – Hamilton Wright Mabie The Christmas lights in our village float across the main street, along with the church’s facade and around the baker’s window. The…
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When the Old Meets the New in the Brocante World
“Plato quoted the Greek philosopher Heraclitus as noting that “everything changes and nothing stands still,” Heraclitus noted that one cannot step in the same river twice. The river that one steps in the second time is different than it was…
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