The former Station house made a superb backdrop and housed several craft displays..
Each model was labelled with the number of matchsticks used and the total hours taken to produce the work.
The label for this model read:
"Maison Bretonne, 26,000 Allumettes, 2000 heures de travail. 2006"
This model of a corn mill was correct in every detail even down to being able to angle the sails the better to catch the wind...
AND no brocante would be complete without...
Our search for a kettle stand for our copper kettle continues...
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Chaumussay is one of the better brocantes - as someone said to me yesterday - a brocante as opposed to a vide grenier.
The 2CV, Traction Avant and the H Van were superb models, too!
He used real matches for his models, but you can buy packs of 'virgin' matchsticks from hobby shops in the UK [and lollipop sticks too!]
Did you see Nick Sandon's piece about the Claise and its tributaries... the English version was just behind you when you took the pix of the house and mill.
We bought a towel rail!!
And four kilos of Victoria plums from Ed.... have a guess what we are doing for the next couple of days...
How come that doll still has the regulation number of eyes, arms and legs?
We love the Chaumussay brocante, but, with 'things to do' earlier than planned, we missed it.
I suppose I can live without the broken doll ... until next year!
Yes, it was an interesting piece and surprising how many tributaries there are..
Only just - hanging by a thread!
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