Well, it's another grey and cloudy day. Is this Summer 2013?? Although my Mum always says that Sundays are jinxed and if any day is going to have bad weather, it's a Sunday!
There is a Vide Grenier all day in Pezens today and as it's just 5 minutes down the road from our village, we decided to head over there earlier this morning to see if we could find some bargains for our new house. I'm glad we went early as it was sooo busy! Cars everywhere and you know how people area, they just abandon their cars anywhere. Nobody seemed to want to walk so parked as near as possible to the Vide Grenier. We were happy to walk ( it was only 5 minutes!!) so parked down one of the side streets where there were no cars at all. What a surprise!
We walked over the bridge in Pezens and approached the Vide Grenier. Despite the miserable weather, there were lots of stalls with a huge variety of items. From lovely baby clothes to old furniture to glassware, there was something for everyone! As with all Vide Greniers and carboot sales in the UK, there are always some stalls which are filled with total junk, but that's to be expected. Not everybody has perfect pieces of furniture and homeware to sell on.
It was quite the social occasion and we bumped into several people we knew and it was nice to have a good catch up. They had all found some good bargains so were heading home with their purchases. We were just walking past the last few stalls, having given up on finding anything when I spotted two mirrors resting against a stall on the floor. They are quite rustic looking and would look great in a cottage-style property. This is the kind of style we are going for in the Kitchen and the Den in our new house so they were perfect. We asked the price and at just 8 euros each how could we refuse!!!
There is a Vide Grenier all day in Pezens today and as it's just 5 minutes down the road from our village, we decided to head over there earlier this morning to see if we could find some bargains for our new house. I'm glad we went early as it was sooo busy! Cars everywhere and you know how people area, they just abandon their cars anywhere. Nobody seemed to want to walk so parked as near as possible to the Vide Grenier. We were happy to walk ( it was only 5 minutes!!) so parked down one of the side streets where there were no cars at all. What a surprise!
We walked over the bridge in Pezens and approached the Vide Grenier. Despite the miserable weather, there were lots of stalls with a huge variety of items. From lovely baby clothes to old furniture to glassware, there was something for everyone! As with all Vide Greniers and carboot sales in the UK, there are always some stalls which are filled with total junk, but that's to be expected. Not everybody has perfect pieces of furniture and homeware to sell on.
It was quite the social occasion and we bumped into several people we knew and it was nice to have a good catch up. They had all found some good bargains so were heading home with their purchases. We were just walking past the last few stalls, having given up on finding anything when I spotted two mirrors resting against a stall on the floor. They are quite rustic looking and would look great in a cottage-style property. This is the kind of style we are going for in the Kitchen and the Den in our new house so they were perfect. We asked the price and at just 8 euros each how could we refuse!!!
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I bought a vintage dressing table a few years back and I have been searching for perfume bottles to put on it, which match the style of the table. At the very last stall I found this lovely perfume bottle. Just 4 euros, so I had to buy it. I am now going to "have to" go to several more Vide Greniers and Brocantes to see if I can find more perfume bottles. After all, I can't just have the one, it would get lonely! xxx
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