Stories Collected While Living in France

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Tag: Brocante

  • Brocante Stories: The Medal and The Sugar Bowl

    Photos and text by Corey Amaro This was the sugar bowl that shattered on the red tile floor when it fell from Mademoiselle Elise’s hand back in 1916. This was Mademoiselle Hoped-to-be-Husband, Pierre-Louis. Often she told her children how handsome…

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  • The Way They Were, the Way we Are

    Each photo holds a moment that once felt permanent. What remains is not what we see, But a quiet truth- which is felt deeply, understood over time. Even though everything changes, these shifts don’t erase the connections that exist between…

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  • Bananas and Coconut Milk

    Maybe one day after I get bored with antiques I will start a stuffed animal zoo.   Would you visit my zoo? I will serve bananas and coconut milk. Thanks, Lorna, for the photos, and for laughing at my jokes…

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  • Antiquing with Friends

    A collection. A wish list. A Source of inspiration and creativity.   introducing old friends to new friends. Sharing everything I know and love with those who come over to experience Provence in a completely different way and when they…

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  • Through the lens of the Brocante

    Spending one week in Provence through the lens of the brocante, shared meals and free time to explore charming villages. In collaborating with Red Shed Tours. A similar experience to the smaller groups I led, equally a lovely time together.…

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  • The Cornucopia

    Brocanting builds up an appetite. to soak up the beauty around us, to be part of the goodness at hand, to seek and discover the vastness with ease and harmony one would think we would not be hungry for more.…

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