How We Got Here
May/Mai
2019
Year two, and we’re already expanding! Early in 2019 Folie welcomed our talented colleague, Catherine Evans affectionately known as Cate, as our Social Media Editor, a delightful and much-needed addition to our Folie team. In market season, Margaret and Cate headed to Provence, with Margo and Lance set to join us later in Paris to explore the flea markets (les Marchés aux Puces) in the suburb of Saint-Ouen. This year’s trip proved to be both joyful and poignant, from a heart-warming reunion with our Stéfanie from Saint-Rémy and her three boys, to the heart-wrenching views of the destruction of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, our experience ran the gamut. Cate and Margaret proved to be an able duo at identifying items our client demographic would love, and before we knew it, we had tagged more goodies than we had dreamed of buying! Ending our shopping spree in the South of France with another champagne toast at the close of the Montpellier fair, we boarded the TGV for a train ride to Paris to join the other Folies. Not surprisingly, in addition to Folie inventory purchases, we managed to find enough treats for ourselves to fill two more small suitcases. (Thank you, Monoprix stores in Paris for lightweight, inexpensive luggage!)
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Margaret and Cate at the New Orleans airport. Ready to get back to France. -
The artist and friend Geneviève, aka Ghel, in Avignon. We met each other in May, 2017. She remembered us! -
All of us left to right: Moi, Stéfanie, Aaron, Zachari, Nathanaël -
With our dear Stéfanie and her boys. So wonderful to see each other again at last! -
Catherine loves train travel! -
Seen in the antiques fair near Béziers. -
At Le Voltaire, rue des Rosiers, Saint-Ouen, after exploring the Paris flea markets. -
One-of-a-kind finds every day. -
Keiran completing our purchase order with a vendor. -
So important to ‘make the buy’ right away, so as not to lose the treasure! Thank you, Keiran! -
Celebrating market’s end in Montpellier. Love that tradition! -
Another crowd-pleaser for the garden. -
Lance! -
With our wonderful friend and client, Ainsley Grigsby, during our pre-holiday sale. -
Opening night of our Folie à Trois boutique éphémerè!