Weekends don't count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless. ~Bill Watterson
Sunday morning I am meeting a couple of friends, and we are going to a Vide =empty Grenier =loft sale. You may have heard of all the wonderful bargains that can be found at a Vide Grenier. Well last year I went to one near here and I was amazed. I had seen better stuff thrown away at the local tip in the UK. That's not to say that I haven't been known to purchase a bargain at a tip, because I have.
I spotted the beautiful horn of plenty last weekend in Vitre, it is all hand carved, and it is above an Insurance shop.
Maybe I find a horn of plenty!
Well I am only going to be sociable and I will be amazed if there is anything other than rubbish. I will let you know if I spot a real bargain! Wish me luck!
The French word for a load of tat is camelote!!!!
The French word for stuff is truc.
Etymology for the word junk.
6 comments:
Good luck at the auction! Who knows - you might find a little treasure?
Love that photo.
One mans rubbish is another mans treasure! (actualy its still rubbish, its just new rubbish which makes it desirable)
I love those sorts of things. there will be treasure there somewhere. Dave
LadyFi makes it sound posh. Its more like a car boot sale. Maybe all the good stuff had gone by the time I arrived last year. We will see.
I bet you find something....
Nope I found nothin
But we saw a few things that made us laugh!!!!!!!!!
So did you find anything interesting?
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