{"id":5859,"date":"2022-06-30T12:05:11","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T10:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangerienormandie.com\/a-sunday-in-may-rummaging-or-flea-markets\/"},"modified":"2023-03-24T09:07:21","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T08:07:21","slug":"a-sunday-in-may-rummaging-or-flea-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangerienormandie.com\/en\/a-sunday-in-may-rummaging-or-flea-markets\/","title":{"rendered":"A Sunday in May: resting or rummaging flea markets"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Sunday in May<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Since there is always something to do at the Orangery, I have a, self-imposed rule that I don’t work on Sundays. And then the temptation is to see how many combinations are possible with the following variables: me, the cat, the couch, a blanket and chocolate. But since it’s Sunday and I don’t work on Sundays, I unfortunately can’t calculate that right now, because calculations = work.<\/p>\n

Sunday flea markets<\/h3>\n

So some Sundays I leave the whole me-cat-couch combination challenge for what it is and go out. Especially in May. Because May is the beginning of vide grenier season. It seems like every self-respecting village holds a flea market in May. Usually announced on the side of the road by a handmade sign or by an A4 sheet on a very small pole just above the ground – I would rather do math calculations than risk my life to read that! But, luckily, I discovered: there is also an app!<\/p>\n

So, on Sundays, over coffee, I check to see where there is a brocante, vide grenier, vide maison or something similar in the area. It is not always immediately clear what the scale of the event will be, sometimes 3 tables, more often a mowed meadow with 20 or so booths and very occasionally a real market with all sorts of goodies.<\/p>\n

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Provide small change<\/h3>\n

I’ve already learned some wise lessons, having small change is a must, if you see something you like you shouldn’t think: I’ll just walk back later to pick it up because then you won’t be able to find it \u00e1nd I have an unhealthy fondness for glasses and everything to do with ceramics.<\/p>\n

In the past 2 Sundays I managed to buy a set by the fireplace (what is that even called?), about 20 glasses for 5 euros and a fence. Yes, a fence – I’ll explain that later. And chairs, really of the Louis XVI era. Really!?! I think they are beautiful.<\/p>\n

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Good math?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

And those glasses? I could totally see those on a nicely set table outside. Not too big with a nice pattern and in 3 sizes. So I had a chat – 2 euros for the big one, he said. I calculate, not my hobby, 2 euros per glass, what shall I do… he says: 2 euros for all of them. Oh,… and what about the smaller ones? That one? 1 euro. And the whole row of smaller ones? 3! And all of them? Turns out that man doesn’t like math either: 5 euros! Pack it up!<\/p>\n

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Will I go for a combination of the cat, the couch, a blanket and\/or chocolate this Sunday? Or do I opt for a nearby flea market? There is always one to be found, from a few tables to a pasture full of stands. A delightful outing. Also if you don’t want to do math…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3881,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[78],"tags":[88,106,90,92,102],"class_list":["post-5859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-surroundings","tag-brocante-en","tag-flea-market","tag-france","tag-normandy","tag-surroundings-lorangerie","cat-78-id","has_thumb",null],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/orangerienormandie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/orangerienormandie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/orangerienormandie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orangerienormandie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orangerienormandie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5859"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/orangerienormandie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5859\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6057,"href":"https:\/\/orangerienormandie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5859\/revisions\/6057"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orangerienormandie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/orangerienormandie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orangerienormandie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orangerienormandie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}