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old photo of turkish seller
I hope to bring back some suzani , I love them so much even they come form ouzbekhistan , I'm sure I can find some in the Grand Bazar
some loukoums , because I love sweets
some metal things ...I don't know what
SOME ANTIQUES ...
some pashmina for my friends : frederique , sandrine and isabelle ....
and some wonderful souvenirs ...
HAVE YOU GUESSED
I am in Istanbul , the old constantinople
My origins
Do you think I'm going to have a ride in this beautiful " calèche" ?
Today , thanks to the bloglandia world I'm suposed to meet Nathalie from du bretzel au simit .
I will tell you more when I'm back
Today, I'm flying to one of my origins
do you think , I will take this plane ??
This is my "antiques side " .
Guess where am I going ?
This is where I am going ..Do you where is it ?
The mother of my grand mother was from there ...
I'm very excited
I will be back on the 3rd with a lot of pictures.
While I'm there I will also post but without my pictures
We have a lot of traditions here in Provence , I guess it is the same in every part of the world.
For christmas , let's share them
On christmas eve , we have a lot of traditions but let is start by 3 of them:
the christmas log , the " gros souper " and the 13 desserts
The christmas log also called in our provencal language " cacho Fio "
On Christmas Eve , when the table is set , tradition requires that someone picks up a beautiful fruitwood log that the oldest guest of the house , helped by the youngest ( the caganis) puts it in the hearth of the fireplace so that it is consumed untils New Year's Day.
And in Provence we say :
Dieu nous fague la gràci de vèire l'an que vèn, et se noun sian pas mai , que noun fuguen pas mens!
That is to say May God gives us grace to see the coming year . And , if we are not more that we are not less alive.
XVIII th century Painting school of Lancret , le " gros souper ". In my show room
The gros souper
on the 24 th , waiting for midnight mass , we eat the Gros souper.
It must be composed by 7 light dishes ( made with vegetables), in recollection of the 7 sorrows of Mary.This meal is a kind of vegeterian meal , I'm sure Corey loves this meal
The table is set on 3 white tableclothes and with 3 large white candles that recall the Holy Trinity. We set an additional setting for the pauper .
The traditional meal is :
Cabbage soup
celery with anchoiade ( Bagna Caudo)
Or Truffle Salad and celery snails
Aigo boulido ( soup of boiled water, garlic , sage, olive oil and bread)
Cod au gratin with spinach
cardoons with truffle's sauce or bechamel
Cheese
Then come the 13 desserts
Well as my parents love to cook , for us as typical provencal , this meal has been a little bit boring . So we have our special meal .
The 13 desserts is the part I love the most I think
To set up the crib ( or creche) it is an art . An art that is slow, patient and passionate .
The crib will be set up , and then after almost 2 montfs go back into the cupboards : a long period of sleep before a rebirth at the following christmas
So to make a creche you need :
mass from the wood
santons : holy family and the Pantheon of the santons of Provence
the background : building, painting despiting a landscape
some accesories :brige, fountains , "oratoire"
Well and on the beautiful night between the 24 th and the 25 th , The littlle Jesus will be there too
O.K my sister is very excited by his first entire work .
She did everything, she restored the wood ...she made the upholstery ...
Since yesterday, she has been to share it with you . Can you believe that ? She doesn't read very much my blog , she doesn't read your blog . But she knows you are such a good jury.
So what do you think of this cute little chair ?
This chair is just like her , so fragile , so raw but so touching
I know I'am a little bit obsessed by santons but I'm sorry it is part of my culture
and Aubagne the town where I have my shop and where I live is the town of santons .
I collect them but I also sell some of them .
Today I've found some paintings with santons on it , they are painted on a tile like very naive ones , they look like David Dellepiane paintings
santons and my tiles....
One of the four tiles I've found ...
More explanation tomorrow
