{"id":5253,"date":"2011-10-02T17:43:08","date_gmt":"2011-10-02T22:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=5253"},"modified":"2011-10-04T18:17:21","modified_gmt":"2011-10-04T23:17:21","slug":"my-french-find","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=5253","title":{"rendered":"My French Find"},"content":{"rendered":"

Author – Autumn (Janette)<\/em><\/h3>\n

La rentree. \u00a0That’s what the French call the end of their holidays when they are coming back to the real world. \u00a0And that is what I am doing now. \u00a0We have returned from our amazing bicycle trip from Omaha Beach in the northwest of France to St. Maries de la Mer in the southeast of France. \u00a0I will share some photos with you later, but today I am excited to show you the one and only souvenir I brought back with me – other than a leg full of punctures and future scars from a dog bite.<\/h3>\n

When you travel through a country on a bicycle, there is not much room for souvenirs. \u00a0However, when the trip was over, Mr. Autumn and I took a van to Nimes where we caught a train to Paris. \u00a0While we were waiting for our train, I noticed a flea market taking place in the square outside of the station. \u00a0I had 12 euros (about $16.00) burning in my pocket, and at Mr. Autumn’s encouragement, I decided to go take a look.<\/h3>\n

There were lots of very cute and reasonably priced items, but this one caught my eye, and it was only 12 euros. \u00a0It was meant to be.<\/h3>\n

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I bought this adorable demi-john. \u00a0I didn’t even haggle over the price with the lady. \u00a0It was a good deal.<\/h3>\n

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Since it was about the same size as a gallon of milk, it fit perfectly into my nearly empty backpack.<\/h3>\n

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It has loads of character and charm.<\/h3>\n

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And since I bought it in France at the end of an amazing holiday, it is even more special.<\/h3>\n

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I used it as the inspiration for the fall vignette I put together for our foyer table. \u00a0It is sitting on some books that I bought a few years ago at the library’s annual book sale just because they were the right colors for fall.<\/h3>\n

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I added my bunch of wheat. \u00a0This is probably the tenth year I have used this wheat in our fall decorating. \u00a0When I’m finished with it, I simply wrap it in some tissue paper and store it in a drawer until the next year.<\/h3>\n

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I put some of my pheasant feathers into an old spool with an orangish top, and voila! \u00a0I had a very attractive table top. \u00a0The lamp that was already there and which I wrote about here<\/a>, had the perfect colors to complete the look.<\/h3>\n

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After I wrote this post, I was cleaning out my closet for fall and I found Mr. Autumn’s box of memorabilia from his childhood. \u00a0We stashed it in my closet when we moved, and I decided it was time to find a place for it. \u00a0Meanwhile, I decided to look through the papers, and I found this little treasure. \u00a0It’s a drawing that he did in elementary school. \u00a0Since it is now autumn, and “Autumn” is my nom de plume for this blog, I decided to frame it and use it in our fall decor.<\/h3>\n

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Doesn’t it look adorable? \u00a0Who needs fine art when you can have a fifty-plus year old crayon drawing on construction paper? \u00a0And the good thing is, I found some Christmas drawings in his box, too.<\/h3>\n

So, there you have it: \u00a0my French find and my closet find. \u00a0We are all over the place here at The 2 Seasons, but we’re havin’ fun!<\/h3>\n

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