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| Current ArticlesThis feed's current articles are shown below. Subscribe for updates to all the content available in this feed, or click through here to see the original article. Our guest loves to go antiquing which is fine with us. The last few days we have done just that. A lot. Thankfully, we all like different things which makes life so much easier when you’re all out for the hunt. Merle likes jewelry, purses, hats, and vintage clothing, which makes antique hunting easy when you’re not in the same field.... Read the whole entry... »
Straw Hat Days
2026-05-21 11:00 UTC by Corey
Sunlight spreads over the garden. A blanket unfurled. A picnic basket laden with olives, radishes, buttered baguette- A straw hat cheers the day. Spring leans towards summer, hand in hand until one lets go. The melody of bees busy amongst the lemon blossoms. Time loosens its grip. Bare feet wiggle into the warm earth. Fingers trace the edge of... Read the whole entry... »
The same worn wooden table. The same lamp. The same knife haphazardly left on the edge. Objects resting exactly where a painter once paused her gaze before lifting a brush. One could almost feel her there still, sleeves rolled, daylight slipping across the floor, paint thick beneath her fingernails while swallows circled outside the... Read the whole entry... »
Our latest French la Vie has taken us to Marseille, cours Julien for some Vintage shopping and inspiration. Our guest (Merle), is a wonder load of creative punch and pop. Knowing her enthusiasm for avant-garde design mix with wearable art. We bee lined for graffiti infested vintage clothing mecca- cours Julien. Disappointing it was not.
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In France, any given weekend offers a brocante somewhere. Hundreds take place throughout the year—some are refined antique fairs, others are gloriously rambling brocantes that spread through village squares, under plane trees, and along dusty roads. The three questions I’m asked most often: When is the best time to come antiquing? ... Read the whole entry... »
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