Month: September 2009
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WWII Love Letters found at the Brocante
The other day at the brocante I found a stack of letters written during World War Two (WWII) between a husband and his wife. At first I was drawn to them because of how they were worn, and stacked in…
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………and the Winners of the French Guessing Game are:
The small wooden boxes with red wax seals where used to transport gold.People would buy gold (as a way to secure their paper money) and it was sent by mail in these wooden boxes. Also they were used to send…
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French Antique Guessing Game
Small paper boxes have a way with my heart. Old ones, that are battered with labels, ones like in yesterday's post that have memories tucked inside such as baby teeth, lockets, of hair, hooks and eyes… Little old boxes that…
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A Man with a Doll, An Umbrella and Frog Legs…some of the things I found at the Brocante in Leyment
The man with a doll. I saw this man and his son several times throughout the day and each and every time I saw them he had this over-sized stuffed doll in his arms…Pebbles was her name. Curiosity had my…