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Tag Archives: antique
Secrets between friends (Rousse)
DJ and AJ had supposedly downsized to a modern house on the mainland. When we visited their new place, however, we found that they were now living in a gorgeous mansion furnished almost entirely with Chinese antiques. We had clearly … Continue reading
From turtles to a wish to weigh under ten stone (Rousse)
I left my school friend KC in charge of the mixed selection of beautiful green-striped turtles that were climbing up our side of the bath. This allowed me to drive south to collect my mother from my cousins’ house in … Continue reading
Fine art tips from a hairdresser (Rousse)
I fancied myself as a fine art dealer, so I angled for a part-time position working in an antiques emporium run by my hairdresser.
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Tagged antique, art, dealer, emporium, fine, hairdresser, trade
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How the other half (barely) lives (Rousse)
When I was supposed to be at work I poked around my sister J’s vastly extended house in West Sussex. On the ground floor there was a luxurious self-contained holiday cottage that looked out onto a large rectangular pond destined … Continue reading
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Tagged antique, balloon, bedroom, blanket, blue, boardroom, breed, cash, children, chocolate, concrete, dinosaur, disabled, duvet, ebony, field, gallery, green, holiday cottage, house, hovel, how the other half lives, hut, ivory, leather, mattress, museum, pig, pool, poverty, rare, silver, studio, West Sussex, witness, wood, woodwork, yellow
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A lakeside retreat in the US (Rousse)
Our long drive across the states with cousins NT and DT eventually brought us to the beautiful detached red brick house of a slim, elderly black man. The building was crammed with fine antiques, including a handsome marquetry grandfather clock. … Continue reading
Friends amongst French antiques (Rousse)
My school friend KC and her husband D excitedly showed us a brochure for a French antique shop. Amongst the photographs of ancient furniture I spotted the proprietors P and SG. KC couldn’t believe the coincidence. I admitted that this … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient, antique, brochure, coincidence, French, friend, furniture, photograph, proprietor, school
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Neighbours banned from local ‘cinema’ (Rousse)
Now that I had more time to myself I was determined to improve our living arrangements. First I would find a long antique dining table for the unused space in the inner hall. Then I was going to stop our … Continue reading
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Tagged antique, cinema, dining, hall, improve, living, local, neighbour, room, television
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