In Brooklyn, we may have "stoop sales", but here in France, they are called "vide grenier" which means "emptying the attic". There was one such sale in Échandelys this last week-end, and had I not been so busy painting one of the bedrooms in our house here, I surely would have posted it then.
Échandelys is one of those typical Auvergnat villages. It has a church, it has a fountain, it has a cross, a World War I & II memorial and it has a café on the main square. Once a year, like all the other villages, it has a little celebration, which brings all the inhabitants together for a day.
The one at Échandelys featured the vide grenier as well as a carousel for the children. Of course, there is much wine and merriment involved as well.
I came home with a beautiful clay pitcher, for which I paid three Euros, or roughly $ 4.50.
Not bad, I say.
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It is stormy weather here--the highest humidity to date. Luckily the temp is still in the low 80'sF. We expect rain for the next few days. I don't trust the weather reports--I get up and look outsie and decide for myself.
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