dimanche 29 janvier 2012

In the Pink!...................

Following on from the Pink Pavlova of our last blog, strangely enough,it seemed to cast a Pink Spell......everything we seemed to come across to list last week was Pink...................................!!

and so on and so on...........or should that be "sew on & sew on"....as there were Passementerie Trims & embroiderie panels,..........Lo and behold-we found some more pink today-Vintage Pretty Pink Scolloped Lace!....


Then of course there are the Pink Chenile Floral Motifs on Silk still available on the site ..........

.................and the Beautiful Pink Silk Scarf with Violet-filled Hatbox Motifs..........

...and some Divine Pinkish-Red Antique Toile de Jouy we found today................



................It's all very co-ordinating don't you think?!!....................


We were up bright & (very) early this-morning...but my goodness me it was COLD! (Yes-my face was PINK!!) We travelled for an hour to a little "Professional" Brocante situated in the next Department to us which, until the season gets fully underway again, is all we have to visit & satisfy our urges to hunt down treasures at,-apart from our saved stock from the late summer months of course, but most of the prices today were way over-priced as is usually the case at these events, though we did manage to pick up a few very different & pretty items to add to our site which we hope you will like. It was actually too cold to stay for very long this-morning and as the forecast is for a much colder spell than of late (we have heard there's Snow on the way) we treated ourselves at the Cafe Bar to a Chocolat Chaud (me) & a very naughty Cappucino topped with a mountain of cream (John) before we set off home to unpack our goodies....so I am off the photograph our finds and bid you farewell for the moment-A Bientot!

vendredi 12 août 2011

Mia and my shadow......................................................


The dogs & our lives have been turned upside down by the arrival of a little whirlwind by the name of "Dita"-hence no work is getting done because this little tearaway is demanding attention 24hrs per day.We have kept Dobermanns for 25 yrs & we have two "oldies" so it was time for another youngster.Off to Normandy we went to fetch her (taking a few Brocantes in along the way of course!) and returned with two types of treasure...the furry kind and the type to list on our site.We had forgotten what a young pup is capable of...the Ironing Board cover has been munched into a thousand pieces,every pair of shoes has been scattered all over the house,electrical wires chewed,(she nearly cut the Internet off yesterday,not to mention trying to electrocute herself in the process).She has used my newly planted flower trough as a sandpit & tried to chew the kitten...of course if she doesn't start behaving soon you may have a chance to bid on her.............!!