Found Red Tomatoes, Rough, and Cute


Sceneic route

Photos and text by, Corey Amaro.

It was a typical Sunday… up early, no make up, croissant in hand, money in pocket, driving the back roads towards a village in Provence….

Destination: Brocante.

Village: Entrecasteaux.

Brocante dealers: 80

Village and Atmosphere / Charm: 100%

Deals: Fair

Type of old things: Smalls, Local vendors, Linens,

What did I find?


Toile de jouy cushion

Toile de Jouy Cushion.

Fruit painting on board

Oil painting of strawberries on a plate..

Wax crown seal 

A bunch of wax seals with crowns.

OH!

Toile de jouy fabric

Bits of toile de Jouy fabric……

At this point French Husband asked me if I was into red today.

I hadn't noticed but he was right, I teasingly said, "I am your tomato!"

Then he asked me if I was going to keep anything I found. Then he put his hand to my mouth and said, "Keep it, it is so nice, so pretty, so cute…."

Then I bite his hand, and he laughed. I looked at him curiously, and he added, "I like when you're rough."

"Really?" then I took the cushion and bopped his beetle, "Let's go have lunch."

 bar in France

Does this look like a man who wants a tomato?

Does he look like he is into cute and rough?

Does he seem hungry at all?

Oh the life of a passionate brocanteur.

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Note: Selling tomatoes later today.



Comments

19 responses to “Found Red Tomatoes, Rough, and Cute”

  1. Hi Corey , all a bit saucey at the end 🙂

  2. Stephanie M

    I love a husband who knows how to entertain himself while his wife is at the brocante. (My husband is so understanding too. He also brings a book)

  3. Cute and definitely “saucey”. I will check out the red later.

  4. Entrecastaux, to think I haven’t been there yet… I love that kind of tomato!

  5. You two are very saucy, Oui? I love this story – a husband and wife who keep it lively! Lucky you is all I am thinking, lucky you.

  6. Hi Corey,
    Did you get the wax seals? Will they be up on your site? I’d definitely have a buyer for those!
    Hope you and yours are well (looks so to me!),
    Tamara
    ________
    Hi
    I will be putting them online.
    Thanks,
    C

  7. Lieselotte

    Well, Entrecasteaux is THE place for rare brocante findings, isn´t it ? And the 100 percent charm of the village is there, I fully agree with you.
    ______________________
    Lieselotte,
    I knew you would remember this place!
    xx

  8. you two are having too much fun.. keep it coming.. Love Linda

  9. I love the strawberry painting! is that going in your store?

  10. I would love some lipstick in these reds ~ perfection, truely! What one would wear to shop and/or play tomato in …

  11. I love the strawberry painting. I wonder how much they wanted for that. It would look so cute in my kitchen.

  12. Mmm…red, ripe tomatoes…so perfectly ripe and ready for picking. I just couldn’t help myself. Delicious!

  13. Lia deKoster

    I see the picture you are painting
    fabric
    drapped across
    the
    girl
    the girl resting
    upon
    the bounty
    of
    the
    brocante….
    ….red-licious pillows
    a little
    wax to drip upon the girl while
    she
    entices
    french husband
    with saucy, plump strawberries.
    I’m loving
    your imagery
    cheers
    XXX

  14. I remember what happened in Entrecasteaux …

  15. Love all that red!
    I may have to do my own strawberry painting…very inpsiring!

  16. Oh I love it all….I love red and I love the fabric…ooOOOOoooo….wish I were there.

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