Avignon Aaron and Mary

Today was a glorious day at the brocante. The sun was shining and no mistral(wind) was about. Tomorrow I am going to another brocante and will show photos from both and give you guys a fix. Now if you can believe I found something better than the brocante. That would be two somethings or should I say someones. Aaron and Mary are English college students working at the hotel I am staying at. They do this as part of there degree for one year. Aaron and I became fast friends over old books. To say he is a book junkie would be an understatement. He is charming and articulate and has two first languages being French and English. We went out for dinner as he is very homesick for his mum.Well,he said his friend Mary was homesick for her mum as well so we brought Mary into the fold and have been eating and laughing the nights away. I spoke so much to Aaron about God and scripture and all the different versions I like that to read he bought me a New Testament...............IN FRENCH!!!He has a lot of faith in me.I guess I will have to get going on my French lessons at home. Mary is precious and soft spoken and looks like Amy pond from Dr. Who. She is from a huge family and has 56 first cousins and is one of five children. Tonight found us roaming the streets of Avigion after a Japanese dinner in which poor Mary thought the wasabi was a piece of avacado. Ooh la la She cooled off with a sip of her drink and I am proud to say made a full recovery.

I miss my family so very much but have found these two to be so lovely. They miss there mum I miss my kids so it is a perfect match. They are incredibly hard working young people and such a joy to be with. It will be hard to leave them but we are planning ways to reunite.

They are both over achievers who have excellent chopstick skills.Aaron uses hus pinky finger as s pointer which I find quite enjoyable. Here are some photos of our wonderful night together.

Another sunny day on the Isle

The antique stores are only open three days a week here.So,today was the day for me to go and see what I could find. It has been a relaxing day with a trip to la poste. I then went over to Odiles to visit.
She had some cadeauxs (gifts) waiting for me. She calls me her petite ange. Which is what I call you all at home. She had this little charm waiting for me along with some sweet little enamel numbers for drawers. I also recieved this ribbon and roses light I will put in my urn at home. I met her two daughters and her two grand daughters that she calls her little daughters. They are so lovely. I walked and strolled taking in the sights. Sweet white doves greeting me with a coo and facades of buildings with the sun shining against them with the blue sky as a backdrop. No treats for you all again today. I am going to the brocante Sat,Sun and Mon so do not worry. I did manage to dig up a few treats for myself. A sweet child's book with M. Dauphin written on it and another pink music book with Mireille in the dearest if french print. Sweet little bois dore (wood and gold) pieces for my urn. The swan will remind me of the sorgue that flows through the town.

Thank you family for letting me be here. I am so greatful to you but long for the days of homework, church and dinner.You are my joy.

Mon Ami Odile

Today was a very special day for me. I went to my friend Odiles store at 11 and left at 6. The day went by so fast with midi(lunch) with her beautiful daughter then back to her store for shopping. I also went to her home upstairs and ooh la la is all I can say. Everything is so perfectly imperfect. She arranges things in such a unique way. Rows of mirrors and frames stacked together with 18 century wallpaper hanging on the wall with clips. Pieces lost find a home on one chair while a cat lounges on another. Of course the cat was laying on 18th century fabric. No photos of her house as it is secret place..... her special place. We had tea and lots of talk. Below are a few treasures I bought for me. Sorry nothing for the store today. I am over the moon to be the keeper of these treasures for a time. The star wreathe is from a vierge. I am going to hang it with my processional wings. The wall paper is going above my bed. It is in a style called grisalle. Oooh and the zinc turned green funerie wreathe. Rue de Republique is the way to a little piece of heaven in L isle sur la sorgue.

L isle sur la sorgue

I am in the land of the sweetest village ever. It is also home to my dear friend Odile. The weather is perfect the Caramel and chantilly crepes are calling to me. X marks the spot on cute houses with ivy growing and geraniums still blooming. I love looking into courtyards seeing what there is to see wondering if the people that live there love it as much as me. The swan and I are doing swimmingly just letting the currents take us around town. I will at the brocante Fri, sat,sun and mon so I am packing up and posting getting ready for the next wave. A bientot and bisous mon Amis

Ooh la la Nice

Nice spoke pink and brocante to me everywere I looked.Buildings, motorcycles and facades all gloriously drenched in the sun washed colors that line the azure blue sea. I went to the top of the castle remains and the view was spectacular.The rain came and soaked me to the bone but it all went straight to my heart as God showed his majesty in full splendor. Shoes off going with the flow. And who doesn't want a electric car with wings?And who needs a red carpet when a coir rug will do heading out to the sea of blue.

God Jesus and the brocante

Today was a day of growth and reliance on my part. God always wants to meet me were I am at, the problem is I do not always want to meet him. I want to do things and rely myself or my Tom tom(the. Frenchies gps system) The problem with that is sometimes the GPS cannot pick up a satellite signal and I do not know the way. We are both broken and working to fix the situation. That is were Jesus comes in handy. The bible says the savior of the world would be crucified and not have one broken bone. It also says the God of Israel never a slumbers or sleep shown watch over his children. His word also says When you seek me you will find me when you seek me with your whole heart.

Today I am greatful for Gods gentle reminder of who he is and wants to be in my life. He is never broken or sleeps and gives us a opportunity to find him when we use our heart to show us the way to him. He wants us to pursue him.

Being here and traveling to France is not about the brocante and I realize that more each time I come. God is doing a work in my heart and he uses my times of being vulnerable and alone to breakdown the things in me that are not of him. I want to tell you Jesus at 10:57 am I hear you and I am stopping what I doing ( the brocante) to be with something I love more and that is you!!


Of course a few photos of the brocante for you all. Tomorrow I will post some photos of nice and Monaco or Cannes as I am not sure we're I will end up. I. am done with the brocante for today and want to spend my time worshipping the creator because there would be no creation to enjoy without him. Thank you Jesus the creator of the brocante Yipppppppeee!



A round bread board or pizza board a small bottle rack and 5 very heavy patinque balls.

Stop
Laughing
Shirley.
You
Are
Mean

Cruisin to the brocante in Lyon

After a espresso induced high (for the record I do not drink coffee so you can imagine a double shot for me was more than enough to keep me awake and then some)was driving down the autoroute shouting at the top of my lungs to the likes of Hall and Oates and Stevie Wonder with some praise music in between I turned the music off long enough to snap some pictures.You know chateaus by the side of the road and on hilltops just whizzing by. Looking up was just a random hot air ballon floating over the freeway. And yes, there was the brocante. I snapped a little photo of some of the goods I got. One gorgeous Chocolat clock and a processional cross. I can tell you whos gonna want each of those things. I found a lot of things that your gonna love but I found one thing that nobody would even like. They tried to give me the pink toilet paper to ease the pain of standing and trying to potty in the hole. All that after all of us crazies went by car with or foot and flashlights a blaze at 6 in the morning. Then the rain came. I was going to go to a little town called Nimes for there Monday brocante but with the bad weather I headed down to Nice(think niece) I will show you that tomorrow. I am not sure if I should keep
teasing you things as it will be so long until you get to buy them. You are all like a bunch of animals when it comes to the brocante.


You are all sweeties for going to the fleas with me now if I could figure out a way to have you go to the post for me.

Family,I am obsessed with you and think about you all the time. Be nice to Dad and I will bring you home a bag of gum or peanuts.Of course you will need to divide that 6 ways. Love, mom