The Diary of a Brocanteuse

My musings, my photos, my adventures buying antiques in France and my love for brocante and antiques. The story recounts each trip to France since the very beginning (in reverse chronological order).

The first purchases were made…

The first purchases were made…

The first purchases were made from a dealer with a large showroom, courtyard and barns. The barns were full of ...
Getting ready for the first trip…

Getting ready for the first trip…

Getting ready for the first trip over to the house in Preuilly was full of excitement and sleepless nights – ...
Finding a stand.

Finding a stand.

I’d lived and worked in France/I’d worked as a tour guide abroad/I’d worked as an interior decorator in the past ...
I’d really, really like to hire a van…

I’d really, really like to hire a van…

“I’d really, really like to hire a van and go over to France and buy up loads of brocante….” I’d ...
17c book

Vague signs were there from early on, I suppose…

Dreaming repeatedly, as a child, about a room – always the same red walled room, my dreamer’s gaze moving slowly ...

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