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French Friends

The Red Shed Girls beat me to the punch (gosh our language is so agressive at times) about some of my favorite French friends.  They did a beautiful post about the Noel's in Aix-en-Provence and Régine, the lace lady in Lourmarin. Their photos rock. Luckily I can add a few of Régine's place for interest.  [...]

Gaultier Wheel Chair

This morning Pascal and I did some couch shopping.  One of the stops was the furniture store Roche Bobois. Cruising around the store I saw this. Turns out it's a chair designed by haute couture designer Jean Paul Gaultier. 5,000€ ($6,500) and man is it not worth that.  Besides it being, in my eyes, unattractive, the [...]

By |2016-11-12T09:49:51-08:00January 8th, 2011|Fashion, Interiors|6 Comments

A Visit with Artist Jill Steenhuis in Her Home in Provence

Beaming with her particular joie de vivre Jill Steenhuis graciously received our group in her home for a Provençal apéritif. This was the  first full day of my final vintage buying group of the season.  Our meeting with Jill was the highlight of an already fantastic and color filled day. Jill is a vibrantly talented artist who has fallen in [...]

A Marie Antionette Visual

I was recently fooling around with making Etsy treasuries. Here's the one I did for Marie Antoinette (I'm in a Marie A. phase these days). You can click on the picks and leave a comment on the Treasury and leave a comment on Etsy. Marie AntoinetteOoak 18th C Pin Cushion dDiamondkFolkArt$135.00 USDTeeny Tiny Caramel Barshaveitconfection$16.00 [...]

By |2016-11-12T09:49:53-08:00August 30th, 2010|Fashion, Interiors, Uncategorized|0 Comments