Flowers for a Friday!

By Katherine | May 4, 2012 |

Ah, the week has gotten away from me! Remember this great Czech tea set that I bought a few months ago at a Paris brocante? Well, I haven’t used it to make tea yet, but it did come in handy today.  I bought tulips, one of my favorite flowers, but got home and couldn’t find…

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SW road trip, first stop: Le Mans

By Katherine | January 11, 2012 |

With 3 weeks (3 WEEKS!!) left before we leave France, we decided to hit a part of a country we haven’t yet visited, the southwest.  On our drive down from Paris to Bordeaux, we decided to hit Le Mans: But us being us, we naturally couldn’t resist hitting the brocante (flea market) outside of the…

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pickin’ paris!

By Katherine | January 8, 2012 |

So we’re back at it – treasure hunting, picking – whatever you want to call it, my boyfriend and I are busy looking for unique finds here in France.  This weekend we went to a brocante in a nearby neighborhood, in Paris’ 15th arrondissement. In terms of quality, this was one of the better ones…

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