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Faces that Followed me Home From the Brocante
2026-04-08 11:00 UTC by Corey

When I go to the brocantes, many things catch my eye—but it’s always the portraits, especially the older ones. The crackled faces, slightly torn, never quite perfect… the ones that have been hanging out in dark attics.

If you came to my house, you’d feel it immediately: people everywhere, looking back at you. Someone once told me that...

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Gorgeous, Glorious Easter
2026-04-07 11:00 UTC by Corey

After months of rain and grey skies in Provence—during which my down coat and wool scarf seemed to be glued to my body—

Easter finally broke the spell. The sun came out, and suddenly it was summer.

Gabriel with his chocolate covered mouth told me that the Easter Bunny doesn’t hide the eggs very well—that it’s far too...

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What Eggs Does Claire Sparkle Like Best?
2026-04-06 11:00 UTC by Corey

Easter Day
2026-04-05 11:00 UTC by Corey

Love

Joy

PEACE

Compassion

all the goodness to celebrate!

photos: on a large handpainted panel from the 1700s.

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Never to Young, Never to Old-
2026-04-04 11:00 UTC by Corey

Never too young nor too old to go to a brocante—there’s truly something for everyone. That’s what I’ve learned from taking groups of people along. When you go with others, you start to see things differently; you see things through their eyes, and the experience becomes an eye opener wonder.

It was Olivia’s first time at the brocante,...

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Good Friday
2026-04-03 11:00 UTC by Corey

be the change

that turns

the ripple

into a wave


 

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