This post was originally published on November 10th, 2010
It
took me a while to track Patrick down, after arriving in France one
summer to find the warehouse totally emptied. I started at the local
bar in Caussade - where I had seen him a few times. The woman behind
the counter was suspicious of this American woman looking for Patrick
Bru - but she said she would pass my name and number on to him next time
she saw him. Weeks later, Patrick finally called and told me he had
been in the hospital for emergency appendectomy - he apologized for the
late reply....I think.
You see, Patrick and I speak two different languages - totally. He speaks French and no English and I speak English and very bad French - almost none really. So we communicate through lots of hand signals, universal words and general French chatter - which doesn't really get the deal moving very quickly.
We
do both love the old bits of French history - the unused stock - the
piles of school books, the old boutis and the well used breakfast bowls.
This past summer I knew enough to go looking for Patrick on our first
swing through town. Sure enough, I spotted him right where I thought he
might be - at the new local bar in Septfond - sitting at the outside
cafe table having a cigarette and a glass of beer.
I
rolled down the window and shouted "Patrick Bru - c'est moi" He kinda
looked at me like - "What??" But eventually recognized the girl from
California who travels with her mom and sister - and a whole lot of
friends - and waved back. I quickly told him we would see him later and
he responded with a thumbs up signal. We visited Patrick two - no three
times last summer, and every time I found an armful of treasures. He
now invites over other friends who are dealers and makes up a small
brocante in his backyard for us - a pop up market for the afternoon.
You see, Patrick and I speak two different languages - totally. He speaks French and no English and I speak English and very bad French - almost none really. So we communicate through lots of hand signals, universal words and general French chatter - which doesn't really get the deal moving very quickly.
Of
course there are the vide greniers and the brocantes to dig through in
France, but when you find an old house filled with a family history and
the backyard barns stuffed with collections - you keep returning year
after year. Patrick Bru is one of those rare French dealers who
stumbles upon the daily bits of rural life and then passes it on for a
steal. Au revoir Patrick Bru!
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