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Halloween, All Saints, All Souls and all everything
2026-10-31 11:00 UTC by Corey

French Toile de Jouy
2026-10-30 11:00 UTC by Corey

Looking through a box at an antique textile shop that I love — a shop that has been around for as long as I’ve lived in France — my eyes caught an aubergine toile de Jouy. It was in a very tattered state, but I was immediately smitten. You could say it’s my Chanel.

Many textile collectors know that old quilts can hold extraordinary...

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Untangled
2026-10-29 11:00 UTC by Corey

The branches aren’t the story.

They’re what stands between us and seeing each other.

May we never mistake the tangle for the truth.

The Last Group of the Year
2026-10-28 11:00 UTC by Corey

Autumn Days
2026-10-27 11:00 UTC by Corey

Fields.
Harvest wrapped in a golden hue.
Branches releasing what they held.
Earth offering its abundance.

Grateful.

Antiquing in Carpentras
2026-10-26 11:00 UTC by Corey

If you’ve never been to the brocante in Carpentras, imagine stepping into a place where every object is looking for a home, and you wonder how you can take most of it home for a song. Every Sunday 9-2.

The market unfolds with rows of stalls There are no polished showroom displays here. Instead, treasures are stacked on old wooden tables,...

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