Month: July 2011
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Because the French Brocante was not where it said it was going to be….A Tour de France Story in Honor of my Brother Mathew
I went over to Annie's yesterday afternoon, she was sitting in her easy chair watching the Tour de France. I pulled up a chair and sat along side of her. The sound of the TV was turned down, she asked…
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Sunday Brocante
Thank you for the overwhelming response to the re opening of my online French Brocante shop. I will be adding more French brocante items later tomorrow afternoon (24th of July), and throughout the week. Just between you and…
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Blogging the Key to the World
A constant flow of friends, family and guests have poured through our house since my return from the States. It has been one conversation, activity and meal after another. Most of the time I do not know if I…
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Hanging Out with Marie Antoinette
My 101 year old friend Mr. H. paints, everyday. He is a tall, elegant, an aristocratic man who paints abstracts– Cubes, figures without facial expressions, and one eyed boomerangs in vivid color. His paintings are his hobby, his story,…
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Tour de France: Antiquing at a Used Bicycyle Shop
Glancing back at the table making sure everything is just right: Knives on the right and forks on the left is a big challenge for someone like me, who can't raise their right hand without thinking first of "The…
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France and Antiques and Having the Bug
Everyday sites. France is eye candy to my soul. Candy I never grow tired of. It is a doorway to my creative inspiration. Doorways, paths, shops, that I have seen over a hundred times but keep on surprising me…