Category: Brocante
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The Antique Calendar –
A lucky little Brocante find – a pocketbook calendar- in nearly perfect condition, a few months are missing – considering it is from 1813 it can be forgiven. Feel free to copy any of the photos above.
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A Tabernacle Door
Finding a 17th-century tabernacle door filled me with questions. Its angelic face is carved from a single piece of wood— Time has peeled away layers of paint, leaving behind a weathered beauty. Its expression is a silent witness to countless…
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Christmas Colors
“Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.” – Hamilton Wright Mabie The Christmas lights in our village float across the main street, along with the church’s facade and around the baker’s window. The…
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When the Old Meets the New in the Brocante World
“Plato quoted the Greek philosopher Heraclitus as noting that “everything changes and nothing stands still,” Heraclitus noted that one cannot step in the same river twice. The river that one steps in the second time is different than it was…
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Celebrate You
Celebrate! That’s what I feel like doing! For years, I struggled to post and add photos of the moments that filled my life, feeling like I was missing out on capturing so much. But now, with the incredible new platform created by…
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The Happy Dance
Imagine the happy dance I did without actually moving when I was at a brocante and unrolled this Aubusson cartoon years ago. It measured four feet. The dealer had several, the cartoons I thought were the prettiest I bought. And I then sold them. Those…