Guardian of all things old and lovely.
Brocante in Carcassonne.
The beautiful antique treasures of France are often displayed on the sidewalks, even spilling out onto the streets. After gazing at statues, huge urns, and intricate iron pieces, you are easily enticed to step into the shop where the merchandise leaves you swooning, longing, and wishing you could say to heck with the budget, lease a container and ship it all home!
Outside an antiques shop in L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, Provence. 
I enjoy seeing items displayed like this ~ no clutter ~ the shapes clearly visible.
I'll be waiting ~ do return soon.
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That was a wonderful post! Looks like a really nice day shopping! Great photos too! I love the metal gazebo thingy and hey I need a gaurdian for old-LOL!
ReplyDelete~Tam :D
Simply beautiful! Love all the iron pieaces. I wish I go there too! :) Have a great day! Love, Vanessa
ReplyDeleteI would have come back with crates full of stuff! Everything is so beautiful there - is anything ugly? It must be amazing living in place surrounded by such beauty!
ReplyDeleteI came by to say Happy Thanksgiving - my daughter is off from school this week so I'm taking the rest of the week off from blogging.
Manuela
You have a beautiful blog. Very enjoyable.
ReplyDeleteYou have a beautiful blog. Very, very enjoyable. Happy I ran across it.
ReplyDeleteSo many lovely pieces Mary. The first statue is my favourite.
ReplyDeleteAnd I know you do wish you could return soon. You must have taken hundreds of pictures. Very nice.
ReplyDeleteNancy
Mary, thank you for you sweet comment on my post today. I am glad you enjoyed my silly story. It sure made me chuckle. Thanks for your ides for the sleigh. I am thinking Holly with berries. It grows all over a piece of property we own here. My sister and I need to harvest a bunch of it for the holidays. I am thinking packages too. I'll post it later when I figure it out.
ReplyDeleteI love your lovely pics of the antiques and such. I can't get enough of your lovely photos. France is a very romantic country.
Sending love and the happiest wishes for a lovely Thanksgiving Mary.
Love...Jeanne
Lovely photos. The French just have a great knack for displaying antiques, not to mention some great and unique pieces
ReplyDeleteHi Mary, thanks for thinkning of my family and thankfully they're all just fine. I want to wish you, Bob and your family a lovely Thanksgiving. I'm thankful for you! Love, Vanessa
ReplyDeleteThis last lady is absolutely gorgeous!!!
ReplyDeleteWe are going to make some changes in our garden in 2009 and I spotted the perfect urn in the photo. Maybe I should jump in my car...lol! I love these kinds of shops even just for the inspiration. The fencing and gates are pure perfection!
ReplyDeleteHugs ~
Heidi