Kringloop* days
The Dutch are very clever environmental activists. They walk or bicycle everywhere, they live in reasonably sized houses and they have a clear focus on the three R’s: Reuse, Renew and Recycle. We tumbled in […]
Category Archives: Thrifting
I love old things. Not antiques but primitives and handy crafts. I can’t go past a piece of embroidery at a flea market. I think about all the time someone spent on it and it calls out to me.
Flea market finds from France
La Braderie de Lille was amazing. We didn’t get half way through all the streets because there were many more than what they had on the map. […]
La Braderie c’est fini!
The flea market in Lille is now finished for this year. We were very impressed and overwhelmed by the sheer size of this event. We didn’t cover half of the […]
Getting ready for La Braderie de Lille
Tomorrow we are heading for the, dare I say, world’s biggest flea market. The Braderie de Lille in the little town of Lille welcomes over a million visitors every year […]
Flohmarkt Bonanza i Aurich og Leer
Reblogged from Brocante a la Tante Pus: Noen har bommet på planleggingskontoret idag, da alle nær byer hadde loppemarked samtidig . Vi begynte på Ems Park i Leer og etterpå til E-Center i Aurich, […]
Merry Christmas to one and all!
Christmas market in Haugesund, Norway
The past two weeks I have stood outside in near gale winds selling my wares in a little shed on the city hall square. It was wonderful! Not only was […]
Christmas market in Haugesund
I have collected goodies from here, there and everywhere for my stand at the Christmas market in Haugesund. Two years and five countries has produced a rustic collection of products. […]
Treasure hunting at Foire International
This past weekend we made the jaunt to the 91th International Antique fair and flea market in L’isle Sur la Sorgue, where the prices are infamously high and the merchandise […]
July thrifting trips
The Leer and Aurich flea markets have yielded enamelware, more zinc and the most beautiful crystal pitcher I have ever seen. We are making the trip to Foire 91th International Antique […]
Antiquing in Ostfriesland
This month we have visited the last 5 shops on the Antikroute in Ostfriesland. This is our second visit to some of these shops and my general impression is you get […]
May thrifty finds
Hot on the heels of our thrifty finds in Italy we have not let the nice weather in Emden keep us chained to our lounge chairs. We have checked out […]
