• Everything French

      1) Where are the best places to go antiquing in France? There are many places to go antiquing in France, and each of them have something for everyone. How is…

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  • French Boys and the baseball bat

      As I watched the video clip that Sacha and his friends made while French Husband and I were away at a housewarming party, I realized one important factor… When…

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  • Living in France

      Living n France, what is it like? If you had asked me that question years ago I would have given a very different answer than I would give today.…

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  • …and the WINNERS are….

                                                            After reading the comments left on, "The Dusty Antique Shop" I wanted to send something to everyone. Then the reality hit… postage from France to USA or abroad for 200…

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  • Living In France

                               The French village where I have lived for the last fourteen years.   Before living in this French village my family and I lived in Marseilles and before that we…

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  • Marseilles, France: Culture and natural beauty.

                                                 Le Vieux Port, where the old meets the new, it has been doing so for thousands of years. Marseilles is one of the oldest ports in Europe. In…

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  • The Dusty French Antique Shop

      Venturing out to one of my favorite antique shops yesterday, I tried to imagine what I hoped to find. This summer, when I was antiquing with my mother, I asked her…

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  • French Antiques (and lessons for a neat freak)

                         French antiques. The thing about French antiques is that there are many antique reproductions (even antique reproductions from as early as the industrial revolution) that do an excellent…

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  • Brocante Details of the Day

      Two small flowers carved at the top of a chair, they sat comfortably admiring the view and listening to those who sat next to them. After several months away…

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  • French Brocante

                             Today is Sunday. The best day in France to go to the Brocante (antique markets.) I haven't been in seven months of Sundays… But you can bet a…

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