Category: Brocante
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French La Vie: An Old Silk Stocking Factory… Turned into a Private Antique Textile Warehouse
Imagine driving to an obscure Provencal village where only a handful of people live, to go to an old silk stocking factory turned into a warehouse FULL of antique textiles. Having a friend comes in handy,…
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The French Muse: The Old Fashion Way Indigo
Indigo wow is all I should say. But I cannot. The wow started first by making the natural dye. Then the dipping the old white linen into the not-at-all-photogenic plastic garbage tubs. Dipping and squeezing, dipping and squeezing,…
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Walking Around Paris to Celebrate French Husband’s Birthday: The Worse Meal EVER
Yesterday was French Husband's birthday. Sacha, Chelsea, Alice and Mr. Espresso joined us for a day of hanging out. All was well, until dinner… let's just say that if Paris had a horrible place to eat, one that you…
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Want Me to be Your Personal Shopper
For the last several years Debi Lilly owner and creative mastermind behind The Perfect Event has asked me to shop for her event planning site/shop/services. Yesterday I took the plug. I suppose seeing stacks of crystal, glassware and trays…
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The Little French Things
1) The first page in a century old book. 2) A bronze drawer pull, 1700s. 3) French antique textiles for the next French Muse Experience. 4) A worn…
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Provencal Summer Ware
The lavender is beginning to bloom in our garden. That means Valensole, the area where the lavender fields are that I love to visit, is budding. We are about two weeks ahead. The best time to…