Category: Brocante
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The Language of Flowers and a Few Portraits
A box at the bottom of a cabinet held nearly a hundred small portraits. They were painted by the same person, a young girl for her art class. Some of the portraits have bits of fabric and lace…
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What You Can Find at the Brocante
The brocantes (flea antique markets) in France, are plentiful on any given weekend, especially when spring is in the air a million more pop up. Dealers come from around the area to set up and sell their old…
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The Wallpaper Talks
This is a favorite post of mine. I wrote it when I first started blogging 12 years ago. They stared into the future, their hair turned white, she lost her footing, he didn't take her hand, she…
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Saturday Brocante in Paris
Saturday morning at the brocante (flea market) in Paris was freezing cold so I came prepared. I brought my twenty-year-old, faithful down jacket that looks every bit as old, it did its job and kept me warm. The French brocante never disappoints…
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French Husband at the Brocante
The Brocante with French Husband. He is getting into it more and more, dare I say way too much. A looking glass, pretty cool it extended too. But it only viewed what you could see with the naked…
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Poilus: A Favorite Brocante Story
Amongst the items on the brocante dealer's stand was a wooden frame with an image of a little girl holding flowers. As I admired the hand-carved wooden frame, the dealer asked me, "Are you a collector…