Category: Brocante
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Curious Find at the French Brocante
So there I was at my weekly hang out: The Brocante, doing the walkabout with my cousins, doing what I do finding old things that I can sell and trying to be the first one on a good deal…
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Where to Go Antiquing in France and How to Get Your Antiques Back Home?
Antiquing in France, where the brocantes (antique markets) are as plentiful as the stars in the sky, it is not difficult to be a collector. One can collect an array of antiques, big and small, furniture, porcelain, rustic art,…
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The French Brocante
At a brocante in France, one can find anything. Well, anything old, that is. The classic brocante finds are linens such as sheets with giant monograms, hand-made lace pillowcases, monogrammed dinner napkins large enough to be mistaken for a…
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French Country Picnic from the Brocante
A French country picnic next to the vines, olive trees and a small cabanon. The Provence has perfumed air cyprus and pine. Goat cheese, figs, almonds… It is a way of life not to be confused nor…
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French Husband Echoed my Thoughts
A few months ago French Husband said he thought that our Paris apartment looked too bare, he wanted it to be more like our home. Gee, is that the best dream like thing to say… "Fill it up!" or…
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Sunday Brocante
Sunday brocante, sunrise to sunset, go when you want. One of the added surprises of going to the brocante is discovering old towns. This weekend we went to places we had never been before. Beautiful villages, Beautiful…
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