1 FUN IN PARIS + FOUND PEAR
We were all prepared for a brocante weekend at PROT ROYAL, but alas, STRIKES were in full force Sunday with four out of five buses lines on strike::OH HELL NIX THAT IDEA::so we went for another lovely walk along our beloved canal! there we found a fun trio of picnicers! they brought a carpet of artificial green grass to lay upon the cement and cobblestones! TRES CHIC PICNIC!
Monday we were excited to finally to go to the PORT ROYAL BROCANTE so we got up early:::8AM! We hauled our butts to PONT ROYAL and arrived to a nice array of merchants near the LUXEMBOURG GARDENS!
There were some great photo ops of SCARY BROCANTE ITEMS =weird dolls and smiling teddy bears , and of course, the ever present SCARY AWFUL PAINTINGS! the winner being the FRANKENSTEIN CONDUCTOR!!! Even the 1890s CAT IN A BASKET done in needlework caused shivers to run up my spine!
Luckily we found some fun items sold by some sweet dealers= a TIN TIN WATCH 7euros, vintage 1930's champagne bucket (3 euros), 1920's cough drop tin (1 euro), one sterling and gold cuff link with mother of pearl and gold (5euros), an old doll's clothing suitcase (3 euros), and an old ALAIN SOUCHAIN 45 record (1 euro) for a friend!
Though the real find at the flea market was the FREE, thrown away, 1950's rotating image lamp! One of my pals collects these so I know these cost about 100 to 150 BUCKS! this one is of a windmill and missing a part, but still worth at least 50! wow!
After we proudly picked up the FREE lamp, we had another great find, though one we could not take home!
Our real find was a great CREPE MAKER! Very handsome, sweet, and antimated! TWO NUTELLA CREPES PLEASE! Oh they were perfect! He let us video his antics and his crepe=making skills! We will definately be on the lookout for him and his delicious crepes at our next PARIS BROCANTE! (We will bring him a huge jar of PEANUT BUTTER so he can make a PEANUT BUTTER and JELLY CREPE! Sure to be a fave amgonst the visiting AMERICANS who experience peanut butter withdrawls in PARIS!)
After a nice afternoon strolling throught people's faded memories, we walked towards the LUXEMBOURG GARDENS! this is where I used to spend most of my time when i was in PARIS in the 1980's! Lovely trees, flowers, walkways, fountains, and statues!
Just outside of the park was a large cardboard box of tossed 'junk'. OK, a great thing to stumble upon and OMG what treasures!
A HANDBLOWN PAPERWEIGHT, HANDBLOWN PURPLE VASE, inlaid mother of pearl wooden box, 1960 KITCHEN TIMER, s,all ceramic tray, SMALL SIGNED CLAY FIGURE, napkin holder, TABLE LINENS, real batik tablecloth, CARVED WOODEN SEA TURTLE, and then:::::CRYSTAL SALT SHAKER WITH A SILVER TOP ; two 'gold' mint condition cigeratte lighters, and a set of FIVE marked STERLING SILVER CHOPSTICK/KNIFE HOLDERS in the shape of GOLDFISH !
Well, needless to say==finding STERLING SILVER ANYTHING is a fun find:::
IT TRUELY WAS A STERLING DAY IN PARIS!
F. JOSEPH LEONARD
(ADDA DADA)
1 FUN IN PARIS + FOUND PEAR
We were all prepared for a brocante weekend at PROT ROYAL, but alas, STRIKES were in full force Sunday with four out of five buses lines on strike::OH HELL NIX THAT IDEA::so we went for another lovely walk along our beloved canal! there we found a fun trio of picnicers! they brought a carpet of artificial green grass to lay upon the cement and cobblestones! TRES CHIC PICNIC!
Monday we were excited to finally to go to the PORT ROYAL BROCANTE so we got up early:::8AM! We hauled our butts to PONT ROYAL and arrived to a nice array of merchants near the LUXEMBOURG GARDENS!
There were some great photo ops of SCARY BROCANTE ITEMS =weird dolls and smiling teddy bears , and of course, the ever present SCARY AWFUL PAINTINGS! the winner being the FRANKENSTEIN CONDUCTOR!!! Even the 1890s CAT IN A BASKET done in needlework caused shivers to run up my spine!
Luckily we found some fun items sold by some sweet dealers= a TIN TIN WATCH 7euros, vintage 1930's champagne bucket (3 euros), 1920's cough drop tin (1 euro), one sterling and gold cuff link with mother of pearl and gold (5euros), an old doll's clothing suitcase (3 euros), and an old ALAIN SOUCHAIN 45 record (1 euro) for a friend!
Though the real find at the flea market was the FREE, thrown away, 1950's rotating image lamp! One of my pals collects these so I know these cost about 100 to 150 BUCKS! this one is of a windmill and missing a part, but still worth at least 50! wow!
After we proudly picked up the FREE lamp, we had another great find, though one we could not take home!
Our real find was a great CREPE MAKER! Very handsome, sweet, and antimated! TWO NUTELLA CREPES PLEASE! Oh they were perfect! He let us video his antics and his crepe=making skills! We will definately be on the lookout for him and his delicious crepes at our next PARIS BROCANTE! (We will bring him a huge jar of PEANUT BUTTER so he can make a PEANUT BUTTER and JELLY CREPE! Sure to be a fave amgonst the visiting AMERICANS who experience peanut butter withdrawls in PARIS!)
After a nice afternoon strolling throught people's faded memories, we walked towards the LUXEMBOURG GARDENS! this is where I used to spend most of my time when i was in PARIS in the 1980's! Lovely trees, flowers, walkways, fountains, and statues!
Just outside of the park was a large cardboard box of tossed 'junk'. OK, a great thing to stumble upon and OMG what treasures!
A HANDBLOWN PAPERWEIGHT, HANDBLOWN PURPLE VASE, inlaid mother of pearl wooden box, 1960 KITCHEN TIMER, s,all ceramic tray, SMALL SIGNED CLAY FIGURE, napkin holder, TABLE LINENS, real batik tablecloth, CARVED WOODEN SEA TURTLE, and then:::::CRYSTAL SALT SHAKER WITH A SILVER TOP ; two 'gold' mint condition cigeratte lighters, and a set of FIVE marked STERLING SILVER CHOPSTICK/KNIFE HOLDERS in the shape of GOLDFISH !
Well, needless to say==finding STERLING SILVER ANYTHING is a fun find:::
IT TRUELY WAS A STERLING DAY IN PARIS!
F. JOSEPH LEONARD
(ADDA DADA)