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Saturday Art Saves: Vox Populi
Each 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…
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Brocante Bits: Danced into Dust
…Brocante… French… Antiques… Stories collected while living in France… 1800s Spode Demi-Tasse Found at the Avignon International Fair over fifteen years ago. Setting for eight. Plates, saucers,…
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Julien Faure: Friends Tied with a Ribbon
A few years ago I met Ruth, an artist and blogger in Aix en Provence. At the time Ruth was contemplating moving to France from Ireland. Part of the…
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1700s Broken French Platter at the Brocante
1700s French Platter. Broken long ago, story unknown. Repaired evident. Keepsake. Found at the brocante. 10:35 am late in the hunt. 15 Euros. French Husband pulled the broken wired…
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Soft Spots
Soft spots. Tiny spring flowers. The scent of harmony, inviting the seasons to merge. Caressing the day lingering into the evening. The stories of spring. …
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On This Day Oh Beautiful Mother
My Mother's garden allows one to breath in and feel the certainty of its roots. It doesn't pretend to be pretty only in springtime. Instead it shows its beauty in…
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Saturday Art Saves: Zotter Chocolate
Zotter's Chocolate Mr. Zotter covered in Chocolate. Every Saturday I focus on a different artist that I admire. From potters to painters, chefs to collectors, seamstress to songwriters, lifestyle…
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Latest Purchase from the Brocante
My latest find at the French brocante. Lucky score. 7:30 in the morning. Oil on canvas. 1900s Vase with roses, varied colored lilacs and greens. Worn true…
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Poppies, Brownies and Motorcycles
Poppies they are appearing on the side of the road and mingled with the spring wheat. The fields around our town look promising, I might not have to search…
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