Month: September 2012
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Wear Your Beauty (and the winner of the Pink Box)
If I were to pick a winner, instead of randomly doing so I would have picked Diane whos comment was: "I think a tiny "B" over my heart; for brocante" Cause honestly that one spoke right to my heart of…
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French Brocante Giveaway: Beauty Mark Box… Les Mouches
Photo Source Beauty Marks: Back in the day in the year of 1700s Beauty Marks were made of black velvet, taffeta, or leather. They were known as "mouches", which is the French word for fly. Not so sexy, a…
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French Menus and a Cookbook From the 1700s
A collection of French antique menus, ones I have found at the brocante. Old menus are like cookbooks, the give ideas, set a theme, encourage one to cook, to celebrate! The menu above is from the early 1900s,…
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Something Different from my Brother Mat: Interesting, Important and Not so Ugly.
My Brother Mat sent me an email the other day giving me a challenge: "Corey, The other day driving back from Chico I was thinking about all the great pictures you might take between Chico and Willows. Pictures of…
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Saturday Art Saves: Food Blogger Kwestia Smaku Fusion Cuisine
Photo Source Kwestia Smaku Every Saturday I focus on a different artist that I admire. From potters to painters, chefs to collectors, seamstress to songwriters, lifestyle to lovers… anyone who set the paintbrush, pastry brush, hands and heart on…
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Today I Will Dance (Eat Less, Move More … Friday) Do What You LOVE!
Come in, enjoy the moment, take a breath of all that you love and hold true. Stand strong, feel free, dance, or maybe laugh really out loud. Today is the day that is going to surprise you, that is going…