We were in search of the 12th Annual Brocante/Vide-greniers being held here.
What is a Brocante ? (French noun) defined as a flea market which predominately comprises of household effects, second hand items and if you are lucky the the occasional treasures &/or antiques.
What is a Vide-greniers? (French noun) Literally it means ... empty attic, so this would be like a yard/garage sale where you sell the things you no longer want or need, but is usually a community event and can include dealers.
Monsieur Honey purchased a book "L'agenda des Brocantes" for the Midi-Pyrénées area which lists all the sales for 2013.
He has highlighted various dates and locations of particular sales that interest him and he would like to attend.
This Brocante/ Vide-greniers was a large event with 180 exhibitors, a flower market, and an agricultural/ machinery market with another 150 exhibitors, and if you were thirsty or hungry there was also vendors to satisfy these needs.
At this particular stall, the Madame had more interesting items including these clogs, that are seventy plus years old wooden soled shoes.
French wartime magazines....
A French motorcycle from the mid 30's.
Monsieur Honey wandered thru the Agricultural section and I spent some time at the Flower Market.
By the time, we were leaving we both were hungry, however the food on offer looked " boar"ing to our eyes!
Seriously, though the organizing committee did have a brasserie and there was a menu de jour in the Salle de Fête which I'm sure was delicious. However, Madame had a commitment to go walking with her nouveau amie this afternnoon, so we opted to have lunch at home.
So, I'm sure you are all wondering what treasures we did find....
We found a wrought iron plant stand for €5 (which I could have resold many times), a terracotta planter, and two French blue cushion covers which were the bargain of the day at €1 each.
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