Simply having a Wonderful Christmas Time.............

We hope that all our customers have had a Simply Wonderful Christmas and that you are all still enjoying the Festive Cheer which of course will be carrying on up until the New Year......for us, it has just meant having a few odd relaxing days eating (far too much) drinking and being merry with Friends and family and curled up all cozy  infront of the Logburner watching films on the television.........

Whilst I've had a few minutes spare I have been wandering around in our "packing room" having great fun looking through boxes of items we have bought all through the summer months at the Brocantes and stowed away until now-it is almost as exciting as when we first discovered objects & purchased them as I have forgotten about half of the items I'm finding! Unfortunately the Gorgeous Framed Religious Wool Tapestry of Madonna and Child was only just found accidently the other day behind a box-it would have been more appropriate to have been found earlier & listed in say-November,-ready for someone's Festive decorations but is such an Emotive piece it will appeal to many at any time of the year-such wonderful colours!

Getting back to normality-if there is such a thing in this house of ours with our mad pup-she obviously thought the Christmas Tree baubles looked good enough to eat-lovely crunchy treats fresh off the tree......a friend of mine suggested maybe she thought they were Brussel Sprouts?!.............

Happy New Year everyone!

Festive Family Birthdays............

12 months ago....on a Snowy Night in December, 5 weeks before the due date, my little Princess Granddaughter Erin made her entrance into this world,catching her Nanny out because SHE had just returned to France after visiting the family & precisely planning her next trip which was to arrive in the UK two weeks BEFORE the due date-nothing EVER goes to plan does it?! So this time, in our eagerness to get it right on the visiting front,with first birthday party looming, my dear other half mistakenly booked me on my outward flight from Limoges TWICE on the same flight!(either that or he was VERY determined to get rid of me!)

Anyway-the reason there has been no blog is that although I have been merrily attending Xmas Playgroup & Birthday parties-I did take my laptop with me but left the charger & leads behind as my darling puppy Dita was merrily munching away on them whilst I was trying to pack my case-and as a result of removing said leads from her mouth & moving them to a safe place,-duly forgot them and left them behind in France.Oh well-I am back now and ready to catch up with my work. I have just had a delve into the first box of tricks I have come to.......... 

......and found this old Petit School Satchel...so am off to see what other delights I can uncover to tempt you with once more. Strangely enough-we have a Vintage School Uniform dress on Auction at the moment,they sort of go together don't you think?! Anyway,it is so close to that special day where we all down tools and feed ourselves silly with Turkey and all the trimmings-we would like to wish all our customers old and new a very Happy time and Best wishes for a Happy & Prosperous New Year!

Add some Sparkle to your Life!..............................

When I spotted these stunning Chandelier Wall Lights at one early morning Brocante a few months ago,emerging from under cover of Vintage Bedding & Textiles they'd been wrapped in for protection-I went into overdrive,-pouncing across a table that was being gently perused through by two elderly French Dames......I completely forgot my manners! My head was saying "GOTTA HAVE THOSE!" and everything else went out of the window so to speak. I have always despaired in the past at desperate people who dive into carboots before the poor owners have even had chance to steady themselves on their feet back in the UK,thinking it rude,unneccessary,and quite uncouth-yet here were these beautiful objects staring at me from beneath Shabby-Chic Textiles and I just couldn't stop myself. They were twinkling at me in the early morning sun and all I could think of was how utterly magnificent they would look on on some lucky person's wall who would appreciate them as much as me.Sometimes I hate this job because I can't bear to part with the stunning pieces we come across on our travels-but at least we get to keep and admire them for a short while........

On talking with the Vendor at great length later, he told us he and his wife had been to a Chateau Clearance sale in the Dordogne & his stall was brimming with wonderful textiles and Lace pieces as well as these gorgeous items,plus many heavy stone Garden Troughs & pots which of course are impossible for us to send due to excessive weight involved.These delightful wall-lights are currently on our Auction-site...so at least I can watch them sparkle for just another weekbefore I bid them farewell.........

..........they are much better than a Christmas Tree!!