Sunday Brocante -- Honfleur

Oh Honfleur!  Be still my heart!  One of my absolutely most favorite little towns in Normandy! Known for its picturesque port, lined with shops and sidewalk bistros, slate sided houses and the largest church made out of wood in France, Saint Catherine's which was the location of this weeks brocante.

 Honfleur was painted many times by the artists Claude Monet, Gustave Courbet and Eugene Boudin.  I could take (I think I probably have!) millions of pictures of this place!











It is a perfect place to spend the day exploring the shops and galleries, grabbing a portside lunch, or strolling the side streets to look at the magnificent old houses (OLD--14th century onward!)....and bien sur! La Brocante! 

Lunch?  Or maybe a late afternoon aperitif?

It was a gorgeous day! I can't wait until this warm sunny weather sticks around for a few months and Honfleur becomes a regular weekend 'hang-out'.  Although they stay open throughout the winter (using gas-lamp heaters) I am dying to sit in the sunshine and 'people-watch' at the bistros!  I am planning on taking my 'chere amie' Kimberly ( aka--Mimi Charmante) to this place! (I have been strategically wearing down working on getting my American girlfriends to visit me here in Normandy for a while now!)

Yum! Crepes  --  Savory or Sweet?

Le Menu du jour....

So many choices of places!

 A favorite shop -- which sells brooms, brushes, and baskets and such....a 'droguerie' a specialty store found only in France!

.... And of course, every shop should have a well-color-coordinated pooch in the doorway!






So what did I find this week?  When I was not oggeling bistros, broom shops and cider merchants?

A few small things.....and my favorite? A gorgeous hand blown glass serving set--you will die for!  I cannot wait to shoot it and post in my shop!  Take a quick look when I do--I predict it will go as fast as I snatched it up at the brocante!

Baaaaa!  Fun items in a Brocante Shop in Honfleur.

18th Century houses...

One of my favorite Sunday outings... there is a brocante there every first Sunday of the month.  You can count on me to be there!  Want to come along?

Bon Dimanche!