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Saturday Art Saves: Mr.Finch
Photo Source: Mr. Finch Each Saturday I focus on a different artist that I admire. From potters to painters, chefs to collectors, seamstress to songwriters, lifestyle to lovers……
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Sweet Little Find at the Brocante
French Brocante. Early morning. Sweet little find. Baby silver napkin rings. I have never seen such a thing. French Husband has in the last few years…
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The Ground Beneath my Feet
When the ground was rocky, dry, barren, and uneven. She bent down and tied a velvet ribbon around her ankle. "There!" she said, "That's better." Knowing where to focus can make a world of…
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The French Brocante Art of Negotiation
A stack of hand tinted engravings laid at the bottom of a trunk. I bent down, scooped them up and asked, "How much?" The dealer spent the next ten…
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Finds from the French Brocante: Tell Me What do You Collect?
French Antique Fish Chocolate Mold, On April 1st the French give each other chocolate fish called: "Friture." The tradition has it that on the 1st of April children try to stick a…
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When Life Gives You Lemons What Do you Do?
Lemon Tart or Tarte au Citron I love to cook. Baking is further down the list on the things I like to do. Don't get me wrong, I like…
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Keep Calm…
Keep Calm and Carry On As long as I am carry on at the Brocante I can keep calm for days on end, well, unless I see something I…
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Saturday Art Saves: Family Recipes Torani
photo source Torani 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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We Stepped Aside into our Spring
In the chaos, We stepped aside, Into a small cafe, Had a glass of wine, Spoke of love without uttering a word. In the chaos Circling around, Dark…
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Being Thankful for Mint Syrup in Water
I brought my friend a strawberry tart from the bakery across from the hospital. He ate it in four bites. After he swallowed the last strawberry, I told him instead of…
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