Category Archives: Paris flea markets

Make do and mend

Posted on April 24, 2016 by Parisian Fields

I took my umbrella to Paris in March. It was not that I needed it to keep off the rain. It was so that I could do something with it in Paris I could not do in Canada: get it … Continue reading →

Posted in Paris flea markets, Paris markets, Paris nostalgia | Tagged apprenticeship, Atelier Cerami'K, brocante, campagnonnage, guilds, Musée du Compagnonnage, Passage de l’Ancre Royale, Patrimoine Vivant, Pep's, rebus, serrurerie, Sophie Jehan, Thierry Millet, umbrella, vide-grenier, Yves Lapellegerie | 23 Comments

The Twelve Fleas of Christmas

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Parisian Fields

A little less than twelve days before Christmas, my true love and I made a trip to the Marché aux Puces de Clignancourt. It was a chilly December Saturday morning, so the first order of business was to fortify ourselves … Continue reading →

Posted in Paris flea markets | Tagged chineur, Jean Bedel, La Serpette market, Librairie de l'Avenue, Marché aux Puces, Monelle Hayot, Paris flea markets, Paul Bert market, Porte de Clignancourt, Ratatouille, Rue des Rosiers (St-Ouen), Saint-Ouen | 24 Comments

Everyday Hats of Paris

Posted on August 19, 2012 by Parisian Fields

While there is a Paris of high fashion, there is also the Paris of everyday life. And what could be more everyday (quotidien) than dry cleaning or having a dress or pair of pants altered? This little bellhop with his … Continue reading →

Posted in Paris flea markets, Paris popular culture, Paris streets | Tagged accordion, Boulevard Edgar Quinet, Centre Pompidou, crossing guards, flea markets, Galeries Lafayette, Le Bon Marché, Malakoff, Paris hats, Puces de Vanves | 4 Comments

Goosebumps

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Parisian Fields

One day, at a flea market, I bought an old board game called Le Jeu de l’Oie (the Game of the Goose). I was attracted to it because I had seen a reproduction of a similar board in a newspaper … Continue reading →

Posted in Paris flea markets, Paris nostalgia, Paris popular culture | Tagged Le Jeu de l'Oie, Monopoly, Snakes and Ladders | 5 Comments

Finding the world in Paris postcards

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Parisian Fields

Last week we showed a picture of a bridge, which was on my list of must-sees in Paris. And I wondered how many of those who flock to the Eiffel Tower also visit the 1867 suspension bridge over the artificial … Continue reading →

Posted in Paris bookstores, Paris bridges, Paris flea markets, Paris history, Paris nostalgia, Paris parks, Paris postcards, Paris shops | Tagged Gustave Eiffel, Haussmann, Leonard Pitt, Marché aux Timbres et aux Cartes téléphoniques, Marechal, Montparnasse, Napoleon, Parc des Buttes Chaumont, Passage des Panoramas, Passage Jouffroy, Porte de Vanves, postcards | 11 Comments

Are these the souvenirs I left behind?

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Parisian Fields

Last week’s blog talked about some of the things we have brought home from Paris. But I have also left behind many fascinating and varied things. I have photos of some, but even when I don’t, their memories are still … Continue reading →