I was so happy to attend the wedding of my dear friend Louanne’s daughter’s wedding last weekend. Sarah and Marcus were married in a magical woodland setting in Tennessee surrounded by loving family and friends. It was such an honor to be a part of this gathering of family, new family and friends and celebrate…
How to Get Your Wine Glasses Ready to Party
If you’re like a lot of people at this time of year, you’re planning a holiday party, having friends over for cocktails or getting ready for family gatherings to celebrate the season. I just discovered a trick on the site Tasting Table for how to get your wine glasses to be clean and ready to…
Holiday Fun at My Favorite American Brocante
Last weekend I went to my favorite American brocante, or flea market and antique show. The Scott Antique Market sets up in Atlanta the second weekend of every month, and here you will find two HUGE warehouses filled with vendors from around the southeastern United States and beyond. It is an antique lover’s dream destination (unless…
Chez Suzette Reader Shares How She Re-Purposes
I recently wrote about how I use vintage brooches and pins on furniture and in other places throughout my house. In that blog post, Giving New Life to Old Things, I asked readers to share how they use things in a different way. My friend Louanne, a blog subscriber in Tennessee, sent me these photos…
Giving New Life to Old Things
You know that saying “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery?” Well, I am shamelessly imitating something that my friend Lisa does in her home in France. I met Lisa on a trip to Provence to explore French antiques and brocantes, the French version of our flea markets. We had a visit to her centuries-old,…