Category: Brocante
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Where to Go Antiquing in France, How to Find the Brocantes
Where to go Antiquing in France (A Repeated Post because it is that time of year again…. when I start receiving many emails asking me, "Antiquing in France." 1. Where to go antiquing in France? If only I had a…
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Next Week, The French la Vie
Next, a week of antiquing and a one-of-a-kind experience begins as I invite my guests to a world where history and artistry intertwine. I hope you will tag along as the French la Vie delves into the colorful…
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Cooking with Olivia
Set up a makeshift kitchen outside Take a cup of water, some dinette set dishes, a spoon… Uncooked pasta, mint, basil, oregano, rosemary, lavender and bay leaf. Rocks of course. We spent the morning pretending. Olivia likes basil, pasta,…
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What to Expect to Find at the French Brocante
What to Expect to Find at the French Brocante Brocante markets are known for their antique items, including furniture, home decor, ceramics, glassware, clocks, and more. These items are usually older than a hundred years old and have historical…
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Some Useful Artful Ordinary Pieces of French Antiques
Classic French antique Provencal lard pots in green. "French Provencal antique lard pottery pots, also known as "pots à graisse" or "pots à lard," are traditional pottery containers used in Provence for preserving and storing lard or rendered pork…
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Not Cinderella’s Slipper
Balancing delicately on a chair in a clothing shop window, Encased in an antique souvenir glass box, A new shoe that had yet to start its journey. I did a double-take, drawn by the juxtaposition of modernity and antiquity. Perfection…
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