Another peak into Corey's beautiful home.
And then we were off to Villeneuve.
Now this market was truly an antique fair. So many beautiful things with each vendor.
I did buy a couple things here. I bought a ramie/linen bed sheet with my initials embroidered. It came from a linen collection found in a chateau. I also found a wonderful original pencil drawing of a Provincial woman and two children. I will share a few pictures in a later post.
And layers of color. This vendor dyed vintage linens in the most gorgeous colors.
And what a gorgeous village surrounding the brocante.
After I was shopped out, I sat with a couple fellow tour members and we had a lovely chat with a couple from the Netherlands in a nearby cafe. They come every year for this sale. I always love the connections with people when I travel and this was special.
And then it was time to walk to the restaurant for lunch. But first a stop at this gorgeous flower shop.
And then it was lunch time.
Corey took this picture, but I wanted to included it here.
The women behind me in the background was Sharon Santoni, the editor and creator of The French Country Living magazine. She had a tour group at the brocante and then lunch here too. It was fun to meet her and tell her how much I enjoy her magazine.
The woman next to me was Mary, part of our little group.
What lovely ladies I was able to travel with, an amazing treat.
A walk through the village.
An artist painting the above building.
One more stop along the way to check out more treasures.
Here I found a salad fork/spoon to replace my plastic one.
And then another lovely meal.
I wanted to bring home some feves. At the morning brocante Corey bought a box of them for us to dig through. We had so much fun digging and picking out a few treasures to bring home.
Feve is French for fava bean. The term is also used to describe the small trinket hidden in the king's (epiphany) cake.
And Day Five is in the bag. Off to bed and another day tomorrow.
Sending love,
Marilyn
3 comments:
What a wonderful trip! I've looked at Sharon Santoni's trips and thought about how much fun it would be. I'd have to bring an extra suitcase just for the shopping!
Your photos are fabulous! What a unique experience you had! And the food! Oh my!
I am so loving this trip.. Those feves are very cool I would be using them for craft projects -- tiny Christmas tree ornaments inside small baking tins. You know I have a high tolerance for living with clutter but even though Corey's is gorgeous, it's just too much for me. Glorious spot to visit but I'd have trouble living in it. But then, that's my problem with antique shops, too. Too much. Markets are different and I would love that one. I'm curious -- did you bargain? My friend Jerry did the haggling for me when I was in France and he really got the price down. He has so many collections he's trying to figure out what to do with. I guess it's hard in France as a retiree and maybe as an expat to set up a new business. Your restaurant looks to die for! I think if I'd traveled I would have only brought one pair of pants and four tops so I'd have lots of suitcase room.
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