Category: Brocante
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Some Sweet French
Wisteria is blooming, those gnarly vines that appear to be lifeless, show their hidden truth. Life! Did you know it takes seven to fifteen years before Wisteria will bloom. Patience is waiting for wisteria. Two…
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A Book by its Cover
When I saw the book I knew I had to have it. When the dealer, who I know, told me the price I literally said out loud in English, "Oh, come on!" He replied, "There are at least…
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Our Cassis Home: Part Two
Thank you for the generous, encouraging comments yesterday. I appreciate your following and admiring our effort in creating a home in Cassis. The floors in the fisherman's house were a hodge podge of different tiles and cement, plus most…
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The Unveiling of the Cassis Apartment, Part One
Last August I found a fisherman's house for sale on the port in Cassis. French Husband and I had dreamed of a place in Cassis for many years, but nothing came up that we could afford… and then by…
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Any Day at the French Brocante
Last weekend when I was in Paris I begged Sacha to come with me to the brocante and take photos of me doing my thing. He obliged. One of my conditions was that I did not want to know…
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French Postcards Advertising Petrol Hahn
The French postcards from the turn of the century, which were advertisements for Petrol Hahn a hair line product for men and women. Scenes of Paris. The…
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