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    France, Fleamarkets and Fireworks
    Helen@Quintessentially
    • Jul 15, 2021
    • 3 min

    France, Fleamarkets and Fireworks

    Bonne Fete Nationale “Vive le 14 juillet!” Bastille day to the English speaking world, but the French call today the Quatorze Juillet....
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    French Foraged Delights – Elderflower Cordial
    Helen@Quintessentially
    • Jun 25, 2021
    • 3 min

    French Foraged Delights – Elderflower Cordial

    The taste of summer One of my favourite summertime jobs in June is collecting elderflowers from our hedgerows here in Normandy and using...
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    Foraged Gold
    Helen@Quintessentially
    • May 10, 2021
    • 3 min

    Foraged Gold

    “Most of the dandelions had turned from sun into moons” Vladimir Nobokov The view over our back field, speckled with dandelions. With the...
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    Les Belles Madeleines Françaises
    Helen@Quintessentially
    • Jan 28, 2021
    • 2 min

    Les Belles Madeleines Françaises

    These absolutely quintessentially French delights are buttery and light, the perfect way to impress visitors as they’re easy to make....
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    The Ancient Japanese Art of Kintsugi
    Helen@Quintessentially
    • Dec 28, 2020
    • 2 min

    The Ancient Japanese Art of Kintsugi

    I’ll always choose the cracked bowl, as that’s the one with the story to tell of an adventure and a life well lived. Why discard a loved...
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    Quintessentially French Kimonos and the Belle Époque
    Helen@Quintessentially
    • Jan 12, 2020
    • 2 min

    Quintessentially French Kimonos and the Belle Époque

    “L’Art pour l’art”… I’ve always believed fashion is art – an expression of beauty, of emotion, and of self. Does art or indeed fashion...
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    Patina Perfection
    Helen@Quintessentially
    • Jan 12, 2020
    • 2 min

    Patina Perfection

    Brocante hunting is for me not just a job, but a passion; a passion that has been with me since I started collecting as a very young...
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    The Roaring Twenties
    Helen@Quintessentially
    • Dec 31, 2019
    • 2 min

    The Roaring Twenties

    The Roaring 20s or the Jazz Age - an era of decadence and elegance.
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