My friend Shelley loves Christmas. Every year her home is transformed into a Christmas wonderland. Shelley decorates the tabletops, the counters, shelves, every nook and cranny (even her bathroom!) with her large collection of vintage Christmas symbols of happiness. As…

                Rummaging through a box of old letters at the French antique market, a cloth envelope intrigued me. The paper address label was sewn on and read in French: "Echantillon sans valeur – Sample without…

                   Between heaven and earth there is a thin line. Unnoticable and unassuming. Though at times heaven seems to be… underfoot, deep within and stirring in the air we breath… like a thin line,…

                When you come to France there are a few words you will need to know to find the places to buy antiques. Here are a few to put in your pocket: Vide-Greniers – Is…

                At an antique fair I noticed these silk wedding shoes posed on a hand crafted wedding pedestal, (where a bride of the 19th century usually placed her wedding wreath.) How curious, how unusual? The…

                A massive flea market is taking place in the south of France TODAY!! This massive, glorious, once a year flea market is not far from where I live…. The Announcement: 84 CARPENTRAS  (15 Km…