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Chanel, Chelsea and a Coco Puff Mom
Coco Chanel and the Baby Who Pooped Chelsea was six weeks old when French Husband came home with a pair of tickets for a Chanel fashion show. A friend from work had given him the tickets since he couldn't go.…
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The French Antique Guessing Game: What is it?
This object could have been many of the guesses. And maybe it has been each of them over the years. A hundred years plus can take you far and wide. You and I both know that re-purposing is…
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An Angel Receiving Her Wings
18th century oil painting. Via Ebay.fr While looking at Ebay I found this oil painting: An Angel Receives Her Wings. I had to post the photo as the other day I posted wings.
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Gathering Brocante
In an old box: A pair of children's slippers, a bonnet of the same fabric with sequins sewn around the crown, a letter, a baby tooth and a carved calcite of a Eros. Sweet souvenirs. How do you let…
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Wings without an angel.
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Je Te Benis
Je te bénis. Words written in an old French prayer journal I found at the brocante. Someone's hopes, dreams, thoughts, worries written down in prayer. Page after page. Someone's grandmother, mother, sister, aunt, cousin, friend… child. How could it be…