You know how I dig the French brocante. You know how my brother Mat (with one "t") gives me a bad time about writing about the brocante here on my blog. You know how if any of you ever come over to France, and go to the brocante with me I have first dibs. And maybe you know that I haven't put anything on my online shop in months because I have been following my first dream: traveling.
Well all that changed when my cousins came over.
When my cousins came to France we went to the brocante. Because after all they are family and most of my family has the brocante bug badly (except Mat… because he is adopted, but doesn't know that.)
When at the brocante I gave my cousins a notebook and pencil, telling them when they saw something they liked at the brocante to have the dealer write down how much it cost. If they wanted a better price they could cross out the amount the dealer wrote and ask for less by writing a smaller number.
They were pros after their first purchase. My favorite purchases of theirs:
Joan bought a green pottery, over hundred year old, hard to find Provencal water pitcher.
Judy bought a 19th century silver dome and pinned butterflies in a glass box.
And Robin bought four oil on canvas paintings in gilded frames.
Of course I wanted everything they bought, but since they were my cousins I smiled and ate green peas (you know I am teasing…) instead.
While at the brocante my cousins and French Husband also found something stumped me, it stumped all of us.
After talking with the dealer we discovered what it was and learned a whole lot more.
Do you know what the object above is?
The first one to answer it correctly by correctly naming the object and its purpose will win something similar to the above item (I cannot mention the prize because it would be too big of a clue. And I am not giving any clues.) Also I will select one creative answer and send a prize as well.
You can guess as many times as you like. I'll announce the winners tomorrow morning.
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