A *french* story of amazing kindness!

This is a story about a shared love of all things french,

a person who I have never met {Leslie},

and random acts of kindness...

they were bestowed upon me...of all people me!

{isn't this french correspondence letter just lovely?}

Remember when we visited my daughter a few weeks

ago and we stopped at *the* antique mall with the

vintage french booth?

{You can read about it here if you missed it}

I mentioned that I had looked and looked for a price

on some vintage french paper pieces in the booth,

but decided they were just for display.

What I didn't tell you was that I picked up the

seller's business card and sent her an email

telling her how much I loved her booth

and that I will be visiting it whenever we

are in the area.

I received a very kind email back from Leslie

and she happened to mention that if there was

ever anything I was looking for to let her know.

Once again I replied and told her that I loved

the vintage french papers and did she have any

for sale.

{a vintage french medicinal glass and wicker carrier

along with an eiffel tower postcard!}

She replied and told me if I would give her my

address then she would just send me some.

what??

{it even says "made in france" on the bottom}

Totally surprised I passed it along to her

and I was shocked at what appeared in my

mailbox within a few days!

A huge package with all kinds of vintage french paper

ephemera along with a french skeleton key and

a french bin number.

I was just amazed at each and every little thing

and looked them all over very carefully.

A random act of kindness that left me speechless!

Beautiful photos on french papers.

French cutouts of wings and butterflies

this vintage french correspondence letter along

with the french skeleton key.

more paper goodies

several beautiful vintage telegrams.

You name it...she sent it!

A day or two later while still corresponding with Leslie,

I asked her if she could check the price of the little wicker

glass carrier with glass inside and get back with me.

She assured me that she would when she was at her

booth again. We agreed that I would pay by check

or paypal.

When I asked her the price a few days later this

was the exact wording of the email she sent to me:

Hi Sandi, wanted to let you know that you

should check your mail in the next few days

for a wonderful little package.... Leslie

You have got to be kidding me! I emailed her

again and asked her what I owed her and

she replied back:

"just enjoy it.....

What I did to deserve these acts of amazing

kindness I don't know, but I am so grateful

for her kindness to me and I told her I too

will pass along a random act of kindness.

My wonderful package arrived today and I

was thrilled to open it and find this little

treasure. She told me that a doctor in France

would order mineral spring water for many ailments

so the ladies would have their own wicker pouch and

glass and take it to the spring to drink from.

She has found three of them and all three had

differences to the glass. What an interesting

little piece that I will always treasure!!

She also told me that she started traveling to England

many years ago and always would buy anything french

at the english flea markets.

She has been to France several times in the last few years.

Last summer she spent a month about 6 hours south of Paris,

rented a fisherman's cottage ( yes it really was)

from an English couple and traveled to the brocantes with her.

Can you imagine?? What a dream to be living in so I will

live vicariously through her!! :)

Thank you so much Leslie and may you be

blessed many times over for your kindness

to me!

a very grateful french lover...