French la Vie https://www.frenchlavie.com French la Vie Sat, 09 May 2026 22:41:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.frenchlavie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/poppy-1-150x150.png French la Vie https://www.frenchlavie.com 32 32 Weekly Top Posts: 2026-05-10https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/955658939/0/tongueincheek<ol><li><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/918787382/0/tongueincheek/~At-it-Again">At it Again</a></li> <li><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/918982583/0/tongueincheek/~Going-Beyond-the-Back-of-the-Truck">Going Beyond the Back of the Truck</a></li> <li><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/955154342/0/tongueincheek/~A-Bit-of-History-about-my-French-Village">A Bit of History about my French Village</a></li> <li><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/918981803/0/tongueincheek/~A-Must-See-Flower-Shop-in-Provence">A Must See Flower Shop in Provence</a></li> <li><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/918721283/0/tongueincheek/~Speak-up-for-What-is-Right.">Speak up for What is Right.</a></li> </ol><Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt="" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0;width:1px!important;height:1px!important;" hspace="0" src="https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/955658939/0/tongueincheek"> Sun, 10 May 2026 04:00:01 GMTtag:feedblitz.com,2026-05-10:tongueincheek/2026-05-10T04:00:01-00:00 FeedSplice by FeedBlitz https://www.frenchlavie.com/2026/05/09/another-day-with-the-french-la-vie/ Another Day with the French la Vie https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/955644824/0/tongueincheek~Another-Day-with-the-French-la-Vie/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/955644824/0/tongueincheek~Another-Day-with-the-French-la-Vie/#respond Sat, 09 May 2026 11:00:05 +0000 https://www.frenchlavie.com/?p=84970 How good it is to be happy amongst simple pleasures. A table, shared stories, and paths to take together.
               

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How good it is to be happy amongst simple pleasures. A table, shared stories, and paths to take together.

               

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]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/955582223/0/tongueincheek~Photos-of-Our-Day-Brocanting/feed/ 0 https://www.frenchlavie.com/2026/05/07/antiquing-in-provence/ Antiquing in Provence https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/955512041/0/tongueincheek~Antiquing-in-Provence/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/955512041/0/tongueincheek~Antiquing-in-Provence/#comments Thu, 07 May 2026 11:00:09 +0000 https://www.frenchlavie.com/?p=84859 Who comes on a French la Vie? Some are collectors, some own shops, some create, some simply love beautiful old things. Different styles, different stories, and somehow it always fits together perfectly. A few have come several times, that is the best review of all. Three of our guests this week have joined us before, […]]]>

Who comes on a French la Vie? Some are collectors, some own shops, some create, some simply love beautiful old things. Different styles, different stories, and somehow it always fits together perfectly. A few have come several times, that is the best review of all. Three of our guests this week have joined us before, and one is brand new, and already it feels like old friends. Markets, brocantes, laughter, long lunches, and that wonderful feeling of discovering together.

We do not shop until we drop- We just take breaks wherever there is a place to sit down. Here is Cathy in the middle of the market. No she was not taking a break. She was repacking her bag so she could get more in it.

We dig around secondhand shops, high end antique stores, and everything in between we’re not picky just like hunting and peeking into any place we find… but we prefer places only if the stuff is older than us.

We share knowledge, creative ideas, and help each other find what they are looking for-

Funky, cool, beautiful, unusual, rare, practical, ordinary, tiny…

We walk, we drive, we turn corners, and discover plenty of small, astonishing things tucked into ordinary places in a land rich with history and culture.




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When our friends become their friends and their friends become our friends, the world becomes smaller.

What began as strangers gathering in Provence slowly became something wonderfully unexpected. The guests kept coming back – friendships bloomed.

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The French la Vie – imagine coming to France for one reason: antique hunting. Not museums. Not tours. Just days searching through markets, garages, brocantes, homes, and shops packed with things from another time.

Today we went to an antique dealer’s garage. Nothing was styled or perfect. Boxes everywhere. Pulling out and opening boxes hoping for a good surprise. An Hermes scarf – that will do.

That’s how these trips work. Wake up early, drink coffee, hunt all day, in a variety places- no one leaves empty handed, we talk about what everyone found over dinner, then giddy do it again the next morning.

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Tomorrow arrives 

The table is set.
Candles waiting. 
Menu penciled 

The itinerary is lined up — 

unfold exactly as it should.

Flights are landing.
Guests counting the hours

Suitcases rolling.

Rooms are ready.
Beds turned down.
Windows open
Small details in their places.

And me?
Heart beating fast.
Grateful.
Wide awake inside this moment.

Here we go again.
Another gathering.
Another brocante hunt beginning.

Ready to welcome what tomorrow brings

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