Month: September 2009
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The Gentle Palette of Swedish Antiques
Crystal chandeliers sparkle like stars above A. Tyner's Swedish antiques booth in Marburger. The Antique fair in Roundtop, Texas is a sight to behold even if you don't like antiques. The amount of foreign antiques, museum like quality, history that…
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Marburger, How do you say that in French?
Everything IN France you can find in Texas, even Paris. I now know where to buy French antiques…. I have never in my life, not even in St. Ouen, in Paris seen such an array of fabulous, knock your…
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Zapp Hall, Blogger Party, and the Bubble Lounge
What a day. The cowboy flew home to go to his real job, he couldn't stay on for the "parties"… he will be missed, but before he left I teasingly whined, "Who is going to be my dance partner if…
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Setting up at the Antique Fair in Marburger Texas
Texas at last! We have arrived! We pulled the trailer from South Carolina, to Atlanta, to New Orleans, then to Houston were we traveled along the famous country road pass cows, voluptuous trees, rolling hills, small picturesque houses (a painter's…
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New Orleans the Pearl of Great Price….Bravo!
New Orleans at night. Music runs down Bourbon street grabs a partner swinging them to a new groove. New Orleans you little jewel thing, sparkly and smooth, grandeur swirling up with rice and beans. New Orleans— my mouth was dragging…
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Fig Jam, French Husband & a Special Treat
French Husband called to tell me he had gone to Mr. Porte's and picked figs. "I am making fig jam," he said, "How do I know when it is done? And tell me, when to do the figs meltdown?"…