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au soleil
Summer is quickly coming to an end and I never wrote about it! Recap of my lively SUNNY summer. June delivered my dear Beverly to our small village in Val d’Oise. This time the weather was with us, and...
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Firenze ~ etvoilatravels
Just last week I had the opportunity to spend the week in Florence, Italy with my parents. I knew this would be a quieter sort of trip, where we would take many jaunts down memory lane, walk some...
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weekend in Rome
I’ve obviously been absent from the world of blogging for quite some time, out gallivanting about, I suppose. My more recent jaunts led me to Rome. It all came about something like this… one early...
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gargoyles in Reims
I’ve yet to figure out how to incorporate my love, no make that obsession, of gargoyles with what I do. For now, I will stick to sharing my pictures and perhaps tell you a little about where the...
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friday on a whim
Last Friday afternoon I took the train in to Paris to meet up with a friend. The train station in my village is literally down the street and around the corner, a brisk five minute walk from where I...
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sunday’s brocante and a little geography
French brocante September and October are big brocante months here in France (click here to learn a little more about what a brocante is). This past week-end was no exception, there were 13 brocantes...
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brocante treasures
In yesterday’s post I provided a little insight on the location of our local brocantes. As promised, today, I’m showing you my spoils, what came home with me. I hit the mother lode with the chaplet’s!...
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brocante in Auvers-sur-Oise, Cergy, Villaines-sous-Bois,...
Five brocante’s and 11,7 km of walking. Brocanting is hard work! This is what came home with me yesterday along with a couple on location pics. Enjoy! Crystal beads and tiny lightbulbs! unusual brooch...
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brocante in Ableiges, Villiers-Adam & Ermont
This week-end we went to a brocante mensuelle (monthly) in Ableiges on Saturday. If the weather is good I typically find some great things! This is what I picked up there, a couple broken...
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