Category: Brocante
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The Violin Player
My grandfather asked his children, "Who would like to learn to play a musical instrument?" As an immigrant farmer, he wanted to give his children an opportunity he did not have. My mother, the youngest of seven, asked to…
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The Monster Louvre: Playing I spy in the 435 rooms.
The Louvre is a monster in the heart of Paris, beating to the sound of over 30,000 pieces of art. Over 30,000 pieces of art. That means if I spent one mere second looking at each of the 30,000 pieces,…
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Antique Crystals and Other French Brocante Treasures
Adding things to my online brocante shop. Because every organized, successful, clever business person fills their shop after Christmas. Working backwards is my secret to success. Happiness is success.
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Roman Treasures Found in Provence
(Photo: A Roman ring seen at the French brocante last weekend.) The French brocante offers more than disregarded dusty old things from someone's attic, and it offers more than hopeful boxes of disheveled, could-be treasures. The French brocante is not…
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Where to go Antiquing in France
1. Where to go antiquing in France? If only I had a dime for everytime someone asked me that question! There is a site on the internet that I use to find out about antique fairs in France. It is…
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How to Reconize the Brocante Bug
Text and photo by: Corey Amaro How to recognize the brocante bug: The person infected with the brocante bug usually is not in bed sleeping on a Saturday or Sunday morning. Their homes have a certain old look about them.…
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