Category: Brocante
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French Santons, Little Saints
The French Nativity called the "Creche" in France is made up of hand-painted clay figures that depict the characters of everyday village life of the eighteen century. The baker, the fisherman, the grocer, the priest, the shepherd, the fishmonger, the…
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Where you can find me…
It has come to my attention that if you receive my blog by email or look at it with your cell phone, as most of us do these days, then the sidebar of my blog might not show up. Some…
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Brocante Atmosphere When it is Freezing Cold
The brocante was freezing cold, and worth it. It seems every old fur coat available sold. I even considered buying one… What the vegetarian would think to wear fur? The thought crossed my mind. As soon as I…
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Let it Snow while I Go to the Brocante
Snow it did. I woke up to a winter wonderland with a hush that comes as gentle as a lullaby, a blanket of white that matched the sky. At first I thought "No brocante" and went back to bed.…
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A Day in Provence
Notes from the day: Snow fell around Provence in the towns behind us and in front of us, the weather report says snow is coming but so far our village has not seen a snowflake. My fingers are crossed that…
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Twelve Years Blogging about the Brocante and More
In the beginning (twenty years ago) when I became an antique dealer, or as I like to say when the “brocante bug bite me”, I went at it alone. It started when our garage was full, I decided to sell my…