Month: June 2016
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Views From my Kitchen Counter
Views from my kitchen counter. Where I am most of the time. Brocantes finds take center stage. Recycling at its best. Silver utensils in a mustard pot, yes that one chunk mustard pot. The…
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the Portrait
My latest purchase from the brocante. It was the first thing I saw, but I did not buy it until the end. As I was paying for it a couple came up and asked the dealer about the it,…
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The Reason My Post Have Been Short and Sweet These Days
The reason I haven't been writing much and posting so late at night is that we have started another project. Crazy, certainly. My mother would say, "I am burning the candle at both ends." Actually the…
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The Rising of the Seine
Since Chelsea lives in Paris I asked her to take some photos of the rising of the Seine. She took these on her daily run. …
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Wait a Minute… I Could Fix Things to the Ceiling?!
French Husband had barely parked the car at the brocante when I jumped out. Having the brocante bug is not easy to control. Is there a cure? As soon as my eyes fell upon the thickly painted, white-ish grey…
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A Memory Six Years Ago… and the Diamonds are Still There
2010 Along the winding way to Sacha's BMX track, which weaves through olive orchards, vineyards and goat farms. The road is narrow with spectacular views. Views I barely notice because the twisty snake of a road is…