A look into the life of a brocanteur...

  • Never the same again

    by Cobie van Helden
    She is angry because the products in her shopping cart suddenly disappeared while she was still shopping in my online store. This sometimes happen...

  • And that in a village like Beegden

    by Cobie van Helden
    We live here in a beautiful small village and when we moved here 27 years ago, I quickly felt at home. The small village with its beautiful village...

  • Jesse

    by Cobie van Helden
    Jesse comes to stay. He is our eldest grandchild and he recently started secondary school. The idea was to have a special weekend with every grandc...

  • Bright spots

    by Cobie van Helden
    It is so strange to be busy for the Open Days when there are no real Open Days. Not visually then. Online is a good alternative, but still… How I w...

  • Something other than flea market

    by Cobie van Helden
    It may seem unthinkable, but sometimes I want to do without flea market for a while. Not because I'm tired of it, but something different, witho...

  • Photographer

    by Cobie van Helden
    She asks if she can come and take photographs for a home magazine, she says, and of course I say: 'Yes!' In the autumn, inside our house and also p...

  • My freedom

    by Cobie van Helden
    I am still very happy with my concept; my online store and the showroom/shop at home, which can be visited by appointment. Although in our private ...

  • Memento

    by Cobie van Helden
    I can't let go of the small antique frame with a work of art made of real hair. It gives me food for thought... I bought it because I liked it and ...

  • Positive

    by Cobie van Helden
    When I look and listen around me, there is so much negativity. It doesn't matter what it's about, but there are protests about everything and peopl...

  • Different than usual

    by Cobie van Helden
    And yet such a day is different. Different from an ordinary day. And yet it is actually a very normal Tuesday. I'm just doing my job, but my thoug...

  • Being ill and open days

    by Cobie van Helden
    It starts with a cough, the cough turns into a cough and suddenly I'm sick. There is no other option than to have the corona test done. I can't pre...

  • Monday

    by Cobie van Helden
    On Mondays I normally have no room for relaxation. Then I am very busy taking photos and typing the information about the products that I post onli...