The Cottage Journal

Pieces with a Past

ntiques are another way of traveling. They transport you to other times, other places, other ways of thinking. In French, the word means “memory,” and for me, antiques are the ultimate souvenir. Whether a cherished family possession handed down from one generation to the next or a purchase picked up at a Paris flea market while traveling abroad, antiques create conversation

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