Category: Brocante
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Rule of the Fleamarket
On the way home a flea market happened to sprout up. Wonders never cease: It was an evening flea market where the locals gathered with bits and pieces of this, that and the other. I found more than I…
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Blackberry Pie
I can't stand it. Sacha is in Willows, my hometown, with his cousins… his being there makes me want to run and catch the next plane. The subject matter of Sacha's latest moments with my mom go straight…
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…And Then There Was a Sink
Thinking to use this as a kitchen sink… Because after buying the tub why not really make a splash. Yann what do you think? Just say, "Yes, wow, great!" And not, "We have a kitchen sink," or worse, "but…
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A Letter to Yann, Because He is Away and I Need to Prepare for the Surprise…
Dear Yann, I kind of bought an enormous hand made very old copper tub. It doesn't seem enormous in this photo… But believe me, you are going to freak out when you see the pool aks tub that…
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Views From my Kitchen Counter
Views from my kitchen counter. Where I am most of the time. Brocantes finds take center stage. Recycling at its best. Silver utensils in a mustard pot, yes that one chunk mustard pot. The…
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Wait a Minute… I Could Fix Things to the Ceiling?!
French Husband had barely parked the car at the brocante when I jumped out. Having the brocante bug is not easy to control. Is there a cure? As soon as my eyes fell upon the thickly painted, white-ish grey…
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