I went to a brocante today in nearby Tonneins and brought back a couple of wonderful items... First of all, for a mere €10 (US$15), I chose an old camera with a Carl Zeiss lens (the best!), that I was told still worked - as long as I find the necessary film, and also an ancient linen nightgown (€5, or US$7.50), with my initial, M, embroidered in red. I washed the nightgown and left it to dry under Southwestern France's hot sun to make it whiter and am eager to wear it to bed tonight.
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I love that old camera - working or not, it is a beautiful piece that will be fun to display.
hope you can find some film!!!..and the camera is just beautiful as is, n'est pas? and loveeeeee the nightgown with the added bonus of a "m".
nancy
nice finds :) i love the m
Fab old camera! I would love to get my mitts on something like that, that's in working condition. :)
Love the nightgown too. :D
Sleep well in your new nightgown :-)
What fanastic finds! That sounds like a dream brocante.
Even if that camera doesn't work, it's sure a cool looking thing.
I think you will have old dreams from another soul wearing that M to bed. :)
love the camera; you practically stole it. The Oracle must have sent you to shop.
ohhh lucky you!:)
Good finds, Marylaure! I love the camrea.
RAINING SHEEP and NANCY - yes, I also think it would be a great object to display, very retro. I love old typewriters and such items that are both beautifully engineered and stylish in their own retro way.
MARIE - maybe I should have gotten a nightgown for you too. I'll buy you one if I see one with an M before I leave.
MANSUETUDE - wow, I hadn't thought of the M-girl who slept in it before me. I hope her dreams won't haunt my nights!
que hermosa camara!!! me encantó, y me gustó mucho la letra M, es una inicial hermosa.
my goodness, what delightful finds. and photos too. isn't there something so magical about finding our own initials? it's like it was written just for us!
I'm very very jealous ...
That sure was a lucky visit to a brocante!
awesome finds mary-laure!! and I lvoe the pic of the nightgown with the beautiful sky in the background. Hope the camera works and would love to see some of the film you shoot with it when you do! px
Vintage nightwear is so delicious! It's probably so sweet and fresh from hanging outside on the line.
oh i like the night gown, how fortunate it had the right initial on it.
MISS CAVENDISH - I love bedsheets and nightwear that's dried in the sun...
such finds! I want them both...actually I have been wanting to start a camera collection. This one is exactly what I have been looking for.
Lovely finds! I love monogrammed items- vintage especially.
I so enjoy that it was properly washed and sun dried to start it's life with the new 'M'.
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