tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55286952069030214472024-02-08T01:19:54.831+01:00Vintage Provence Brocante.....Aged to Perfection in the Attics of Provence Homes.Olive Branch Tradershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02157912736926834685noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528695206903021447.post-48231198492902222942012-07-28T18:11:00.000+02:002012-07-28T18:12:30.021+02:00European Door Knobs!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">On a trip through the villages of southern Europe this week, I noticed
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<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">on the village homes</span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span></i>.</div>
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<br /></div>Olive Branch Tradershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02157912736926834685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528695206903021447.post-53737199849453578882012-06-10T16:43:00.000+02:002012-06-10T16:44:38.175+02:00European Coffee Has Such a History!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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If you drink coffee, you are apt to be one who sighs at the mention of a steamy espresso in a Parisian or Tuscan sidewalk cafe. Yes.... it is usually as delightful as it seems.<br />
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European espresso is rich and thick. It ripples in the cup when the breeze blows. The aroma can stop the most interesting conversation for a moment. The taste of a good espresso fills the palate and seems to literally waken the senses.<br />
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I made a startling find in <a href="http://goo.gl/maps/Dz4Q" target="_blank">Peypin d'Aigues</a> early this morning. The vide grenier was just beginning and as I approached a table, a local woman was setting out the things from her kitchen that she wished to sell. There to one side I saw a curious little two-spouted thing. It turned out to be an <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/290726465340?ssPageName=STRK:MESCX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1557.l2649" target="_blank">Italian espresso maker</a> from the 1950s. Made of heavy aluminum, it is meant to sit atop a gas flame which boils the water and sends the steam upward into the filter where the coffee waits, then the fresh rich brew drips down into a heated cup. Sound decadent? <br />
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Surprised as I was to find that adorable little coffee maker, I was stopped dead in my tracks to see the original, vintage Vesuviana maker sitting right next to it! As much as I adore french coffee, Italy truly is the original home of espresso and the espresso maker. And the Vesuviana coffee maker is one of the original Italian machines (designed, apparently, by a machinist rather than a coffee vendor). The principal strategy for making espresso has remained largely unchanged since the mid-late 1800s, but the equipment has kept up with technology, as you surely know. <br />
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So to find these early models was a real treat for me. I wasted no time making a deal, nearly paying her asking price, and turning for home with a grin on my face. </div>Olive Branch Tradershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02157912736926834685noreply@blogger.com0Grambois, France43.762545 5.58911643.716674000000005 5.510152 43.808416 5.66808tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528695206903021447.post-10686071088928511272012-01-25T03:59:00.000+01:002012-01-26T00:07:13.954+01:00Create Your Own Boudoir!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">Boudoir is a French word for a woman’s private bedroom, sitting room, or dressing room.
Today, it can also be a small area within a bedroom or bathroom where a lady
keeps the things that make her feel most feminine. I am planning to bring you wonderful things from Provence to fill your own boudoir.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"> There is really no American word that
translates well, so we seem happy to use this French word, pronounced "</span></i><i><span style="font-size: small;">booed wah".</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">In a lady’s boudoir, one might find such things as perfume
bottles, a candle holder, a bud case, a jewelry box, pill boxes, special soaps
and soft facial cloths, a small time piece, or an especially precious photo. </span></i><br />
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pieces that can bring the joy of Provence into your little corner of the world. </span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I plan to find these precious things and bring them to you right here, so that you can bring them into your own home. Write a comment below to let me know what YOU would love to see in your own boudoir..... </span></span></i></div>
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</div>Olive Branch Tradershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02157912736926834685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528695206903021447.post-24405952943192360082012-01-13T20:14:00.000+01:002012-01-13T20:14:06.940+01:00Antique Provence Pharmacy Boxes hold just the right medicine!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">If only the medicine to cure today’s ills came to us
in such lovely containers! Imagine getting your prescription filled at a pharmacy
that uses delightful boxes like these. </span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Made of parchment-like cardboard and wrapped in brocades
and ribbons of the most lovely colors, these boxes also serve to advertise the
pharmacy itself. This one happens to come from a pharmacy that existed in the
late 1800’s and early 1900’s in the town of Beziers France, not far from the south-western
border between France and Spain. </span>Beziers is best known as a center for brocante and
antique shops. The village hosts markets and faires and events throughout the
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</span></span></i></div>Olive Branch Tradershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02157912736926834685noreply@blogger.com1Grambois, France43.762545 5.58911643.716674000000005 5.510152 43.808416 5.66808tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528695206903021447.post-25457353191143685892011-12-31T19:32:00.001+01:002012-01-11T20:33:12.897+01:00French Oysters on New Year's Eve!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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stretches of the coastline that have been devoted to the farming of oysters
since the late 1700s. They are a delicious staple of New Year’s Eve
festivities along with champagne, of course!</span></i>
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for the preparation and serving of oysters. One of the most beautiful examples
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Sarreguemines on the northeastern border, Limoges in the central part of the country, and Vallauris along the Mediterranean Sea. These 'houses' have created treasured lines of these dishes, well
prized by French families and collectors alike. The plates in the pictures on this page come from design houses of Sarreguemines, Niderviller, and Longchamp in the northern reaches of France, and Vallauris in Provence.</span></i></div>
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center for lemon slices or dipping sauces.</span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> People living in different regions of France are likely to use local recipes for dipping sauces; some with a mayonnaise base, others with a vinegar base, and still others with simple lemon juice.</span></i></div>
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</div>Olive Branch Tradershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02157912736926834685noreply@blogger.com0Grambois, France43.762545 5.58911643.716674000000005 5.510152 43.808416 5.66808tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528695206903021447.post-17932040490167268802011-12-16T22:56:00.000+01:002012-01-12T01:01:32.255+01:00Classic Old French Enamelware Coffee Pot & Grinder<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">Someone
asked me a good question a few months back: How do you make coffee in these
classic old coffee pots? </span></span></i></h6>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">These
pots look fabulous sitting on the counter top, don't they? Even better
on the kitchen table surrounded by interesting cups and a plate of warm
croissants..... What would it be like to actually use one of these pots
when the book club comes to visit? It's lots of fun to imagine what
that might be like! So let's consider how you would use it. </span></span></i></h6>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">First, imagine having rich roasted coffee beans. </span></span></i></h6>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">Then you would want an old
grinder coffee mill like this one. </span></span></i></h6>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">Finally,
of course, you would need one of these pots. Any color will do. The
enamelware ones from France seem to come in a wide range of colors.</span></span></i></h6>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"> You
would grind the rich roasted coffee beans as finely as possible by
pouring them into the top-side opening of the mill and letting them work
their way down through the spinning blades of the coffee mill. </span></span></i></h6>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">The ground coffee collects in the small drawer at the bottom of the mill. </span></span></i></h6>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">After
putting the
grounds at the bottom of the classic old coffee pot, you would add
water. Then as the water boils, preferably over an open flame... you
wait until you get a strong whiff of that fabulous rich coffee. Using a
very thick pot holder, you remove the pot from the flame, you watch the
pot and wait while the grounds settle to the bottom of the pot. </span></span></i></h6>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"> Final step: pour slowly and sip carefully. YUM! </span></span></i></h6>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">Now,
of course, there are modern-day safety and health issues to consider.
But I am just saying, if you like to dream about having and using one of
these classic old coffee pots, then you now know how to envision the
coffee-making process! </span></span></i></h6>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">Bon Appetit! </span></span></i></h6>
</div>Olive Branch Tradershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02157912736926834685noreply@blogger.com0Grambois, France43.762545 5.58911643.716674000000005 5.510152 43.808416 5.66808tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528695206903021447.post-49309660772014689712011-12-14T12:21:00.001+01:002012-01-12T00:52:22.241+01:00Perpetual Wine Calendar?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i><span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text" style="font-size: small;">Perpetual calendars are cool
things--but a perpetual wine vintage calendar? Now that is a VERY cool
thing! </span></i></div>
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<i><span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text" style="font-size: small;">If you are like me, you have tried over the years (without much
success) to understand the logic of allowing certain wines to age and<span class="text_exposed_show">
drinking other wines sooner rather than later. Well, look at this
curious little thing I found in Provence. </span></span></i></div>
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that organizes the main wines of France, by region and color, and then
by year according to when each should be "conserved", "enjoyed" and
"already have been drunk". All in french, of course. </span></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text" style="font-size: small;"><span class="text_exposed_show">Just spin the dial
and open the proper bottle--Cheers!</span></span></i></div>
</div>Olive Branch Tradershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02157912736926834685noreply@blogger.com0Grambois, France43.762545 5.58911643.716674000000005 5.510152 43.808416 5.66808tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528695206903021447.post-37518821615764860542011-12-12T13:34:00.000+01:002011-12-14T12:44:52.307+01:00European Gladstone Doctor's Bag<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="line-height: 115%;">In Europe, this particular style of bag is very
popular with collectors. Created in the mid-1800s, this bag was designed to
open wide with hinges that stay open for quick easy access, such as that needed
by doctors working out on the road. </span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="line-height: 115%;"> Called a Gladstone </span></i><i><span style="line-height: 115%;">Doctor's Bag, it is named after the man who was
British Prime Minister at the time because, in a way that seems curious today,
the creator was a big fan of the PM! </span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i><span style="line-height: 115%;">The style has endured, been duplicated, and altered.
I once found an original Gladstone bag and was immediately asked to sell
it to a neighbor whose daughter, Fanny, had just been accepted into French
medical school. That bag now has a fine home.</span></i></span></div>
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