tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post616852581721808769..comments2024-03-29T06:37:09.622+01:00Comments on The Provence Post: My Favorite Rug Addict Returns to St. RemyJulie Mautnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03600036888193273854noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post-63232735062703122402017-04-17T21:05:42.902+02:002017-04-17T21:05:42.902+02:00Hello Julie i had a good chat with Hassan today an...Hello Julie i had a good chat with Hassan today and wrote a small post on ig and then googled his name only to find this sweet portrait on your blog ... he has magic hands at repairing old kilims but also an infectious kindness .. glad to have read you here!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484526993102453854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post-73472238241970887422012-08-08T12:51:19.492+02:002012-08-08T12:51:19.492+02:00Hassan came to our house once to identify rugs tha...Hassan came to our house once to identify rugs that I had inherited from my Grandmother, he got very excited about one in particular, but sadly it was so worn, there was barely anything left of it. He is very knowledgeable and passionate about his metier,and I'm so glad to know that he is back in the area.Angelahttp://provencecalling.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post-91161298895870896102012-08-06T12:42:14.593+02:002012-08-06T12:42:14.593+02:00Oh, Julie....what a wonderful posting. Quite fran...Oh, Julie....what a wonderful posting. Quite frankly, I'd play the American Karmic Ambassador and buy SOMETHING, at least, in return for that story of his giving a present to the boy.<br /><br />I love rug shops. My favorite, for years, was in Charlottesville, Virginia. It was owned by a couple who loved the Middle East and wanted to live there full-time. They compromised by spending half of each year (this was for twenty or so years) in the Middle East...where they bought rugs which they subsequently brought back to Charlottesville. Then (and this was always a happy day on the downtown square), the shutters would go up and the front door to their Aladdin's Cave of a shop would, for the first time in six months, open. It was always a big social event in the town....enormous piles of rugs everywhere...tea and middle-eastern refreshments....and they always did a bang-up business during that first week.<br /><br />Similarly, I knew a couple who, for years and years, would go down to Mexico (which they loved very much) and buy silver jewery (although most of their days were spent in volunteer teaching and nursing). They came back, just before christmas, to the States for only about three months of every year; they'd sell all the jewelry, and then head right back to the place they loved best.<br /><br />I've always really admired both couples. I should emphasize that they always seemed tremendously happy with each other.<br /><br />Thanks for the as-ever good posting.<br /><br />Admiringly,<br /><br />David Terry<br />www.davidterryart.comdavid terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009130338123162371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post-70667615184951905932012-08-05T08:17:23.007+02:002012-08-05T08:17:23.007+02:00A touching story - thanks.A touching story - thanks.France Forever 24/7https://www.blogger.com/profile/14455632316110791143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post-75101259688686969542012-08-05T01:40:32.175+02:002012-08-05T01:40:32.175+02:00Beautiful pictures of beautiful rugs! So lucky to...Beautiful pictures of beautiful rugs! So lucky to have him back!Katienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086987595843113662.post-75885568310699181862012-08-04T11:22:36.081+02:002012-08-04T11:22:36.081+02:00Rugs make a home so cozy that it makes that their ...Rugs make a home so cozy that it makes that their purveyors would have such warm hearts! What a welcoming presence to have in your town -- I love the story of the little boy.<br /><br />I found your blog through Lindsey at Lost in Cheeseland and look forward to reading more!Ann Mahhttp://www.annmah.netnoreply@blogger.com