Look who I found....

{my latest purchase - alias the divine Miss M}

Yesterday morning, we woke early bound for a vide grenier in the nearby village of Lauzun.

My first purchase was a very heavy jardinere, which Madam very kindly packed in a box before putting in a bin liner as it was a little heavy to put in my straw panier. The only problem was that it was heavy and I could not move as quickly as I would have liked as the aim is to spot as many treasures as possible, before they are snapped up by the ever hungry dealers who are all doing the same thing!

So with jardinere under one arm and basket on the other, I walked as quickly as possible towards the treasure that I had spotted, in the distance.

On the way I managed to purchase a couple of cartons of blue and white china, which I decided was best to leave and collect later.

A few minutes later, appears Mr FF, who cannot believe the fact that in the space of a few minutes I have managed to accumulate so many items, none of which are very light.

We decide that I should stay with my purchases whilst he moved the car as near as possible.

After what seemed a lifetime of waiting, Mr FF appeared and we carried all the purchases back to the car including the very divine Miss M, which to the delight of the locals I popped under my arm as if it is perfectly normal to be carrying a mannequin through what is now, a very crowded vide grenier .

All treasures were carefully loaded in the back of the car before securing the divine Miss M in the back seat.

I am pleased to advise that this morning, the divine Miss M and my other mannequin, whio is currently nameless, appear to have bonded well.

Love the stencilled "STOCKMAN" letters on her "front" ...............

and also the fact that she has the words "Paris & London" on her lower half as I lived in London for a few years and adored every minute that I spent there.

I had better fly as my French teacher is due and I still have my homework to do.....

A tres bientot mes amis,

L x