Category: Brocante
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What I saw amongst the many antiques that caught my attention at the brocante today. A few sweet beauties that for one reason or another that I do not understand made me stop and take a photo. …
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French Love Letters
The 1900s French letter starts out, Dear Uncle and Aunt… Love letters such as these are hard to find. They were often on embossed paper with either small stickers or delicate paintings on the side. Decorative embossed paper…
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Provencal Garden Party
Because Chelsea and Sacha were home, Because the summer evenings in Provence are so mild and delicious, because Philippe makes paella, because the City Hall lets the community use their hall tables and benches (delivers them too), and…
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French Silverware
French silverware speaks of the importance that the French put on food and meal- time. The French have a fork, knife, spoon for every food under the Eiffel Tower. They also have one for every sauce, and believe…
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Heart Full Home
My Godmother Mary is an amazing woman, her heart is golden, her bones ivory. Her home is a sanctuary where darkness has no room. When she embraces me I know the meaning of…
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Hiking Mount Saint Victoire with Cezanne in Mind
Mount Saint Victoire photo by Corey On top of the Provencal world. Sacha, Fabrice and Shelby hiked up Mount Sainte-Victoire, “It can be difficult to estimate, by eye, just how far away a…