The British Invasion of Luxembourg..............!

Last weekend saw us pop over the French Border into Luxembourg to meet up with a large group of friends from the UK who had all  travelled over for the 28th Luxembourg Dobermann Trophy Show held at Gasperich. What a fantastic time we all had Showing our dogs in the daytime & wining and Dining together in the Evenings! Two Fantastic days of Sunshine, Laughter & wonderful Company-it was such a shame it had to end! Our friends who own Idol,the puppy we are looking after,came over for another bonding session and it all went very well-they cannot WAIT to finally collect him in another couple of weeks and take him home permanently to the UK...

He started singing at one point-we wondered if he was attempting to recite the French National Anthem......!

Our own babies did us proud as usual and we had some fantastic new Photographs done by friends as there were quite a few high-quality cameras floating about on the day......!

Our handsome Esto gets more good-looking by the Minute...

and our beautiful Dita more stunning.....

we came back with more Trophies which,whilst it was very exciting at first is now becoming a little bit of a chore as we are running out of room to store them not to mention the dusting etc!

The journey to Luxembourg was over 10 hours travelling so we made use of the fact we were travelling through different regions of France & the extremely early start to avoid the extreme temperatures which had been forecast with having the dogs in the van, and visited a few Brocantes en-route....I always love going somewhere different & finding new treasures!.....

like these Enamelled Church Seat Nameplates......

and this Fabulous Ticking & Hydrangea designed Linen.....

or these amazing Copper Measures......

As the temperatures started to rise-we cooled the dogs off in a brook....

but Pup Idol was having none of it.......

Actually he did go in eventually when he saw the other two splashing around but it took a good ten minutes of active persuasion!

This weekend saw us set off before Dawn southbound where the Brocante was held in the grounds of a Magnificent old Chateau......

wow-this must have been some Majestic Masterpiece once upon a time!..

I love arriving at these places so early & wandering around before the heat becomes too intense..

the grounds were immense and so many HUGE trees...I love trees,some of these must have been hundreds of years old...

and as the carpark started to fill....we left,coming away with a van full of treasure, all the best & unique pieces tucked safely away to tempt you with over the coming weeks,like these glorious Antique Chateau curtains........

A little Timeworn in places but an easy restoration job for a skilled sewing enthusiast!....absolutely Fabulously Handcrafted Macrame with Papillon-style motifs......wow!

Meanwhile,we came home,popped the kettle on for a well earned cuppa after the morning's treasure hunt & I popped my beloved Radley Bag on the table for two minutes whilst sorting out the cups......& Esto remodelled it.......

and on that note I will end the story-suffice to say Esto can do no wrong in his daddy's eyes-so a new bag is on the agenda for moi......!!

Disconnect,Eject,Proceed & Move on.......

The above quote just about sums up our recent experiences over the past few months-we rise above it because we are strong  & committed to what we do-therefore we become so very much stronger as a result.

Whilst it may sound like gobbeldy-gook to you all-suffice to say fake folk will never bring us down-life has a curious way or sorting the good from the bad...and what goes around comes around,some of which  certainly did last weekend and brought a well-deserved smile to our faces.......!!

And now onto some news about REAL Friends........

We recently enjoyed a fabulous few days with some fabulous friends form the UK who, like us,have been involved  in the Dobermann Breed forever & admired our own handsome boy so much they asked for our help in obtaining a male puppy from the same breeder here in France.It took months of stressful negotiation to arrange but eventually we all went together to choose the puppy who will carry these fantastic bloodlines into the UK & Hopefully improve the breed there-needless to say lots of fun and games were enjoyed whilst we spent days together in the glorious warm sunshine laughing,playing with puppies,then the serious business narrowing down the choice & choosing "the special one" & afterwards toasting the occasion with a lovely meal out on their last night here......and so here he is......residing with us until mid-August when his Pet Passport & innoculations are  completed for his journey to his new family and life in the UK-so meet IDOL-what a STUNNER!-Pictured here with his older half-brother our own handsome man Esto....who has become his foster carer.....and takes his duties very seriously...!!

We continue to tour the country and different areas of France searching for Chic & Shabby Treasures and recently spent a few days with our dear friend Lynn who lives in Normandy.....soon to return to Scotland following the excruciatingly sad & untimely loss of her husband and our dear friend John last year.We all stood a Brocante in a local Village and helped her ease some of the pressure of knowing what to do with all the things they'd accumilated together over the years they had lived in France-and of course made great use of searching for treasure at the same time!My idea of Heaven!

a Stunning Silk Top Hat from Paris-never even used..........!

Amazingly found in its' original Box still sitting in its; original protective tissue paper!......

Fabulous Paris Cahors Chapelier label....

just brush the dust away inside-and voila-ready to wear!.....

I never get tired of this wonderful job of mine........simply fascinating.

I love looking through fashions of yesteryear-I wish I could sew,I would be having a go at making my own......

These have come from a Grande Parisien Magazine Publication-TOUT LA MODE Circa.1922...

Fabulous!

Anyway-to Angie's mum-hope we can bring a smile to your face again now we're back blogging-I will try my best to keep up to date with our news...so Bon Weekend everyone and until next time..