Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Gifts of a French Nature

There's nothing as wonderful as having someone in your life who "gets" you, as Michelle Ward says. And when that someone is your loving spouse - life is very good indeed!

These are photos of one of my birthday presents from Margot, a vintage wooden box that once held building blocks.

French building blocks - "Jeu de Construction". The illustration on the lid is pure 19th century. Found in an antique store in Sebastopol.

And this is a delightful reproduction of a French Market Birdcage - my Valentine's gift from my darling wife. Even more special, because we saw cages such as these at the Bird Market on the Isle de Cite on our honeymoon in Paris.

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