“That is one good thing about this world…there are always sure to be more springs.”
Dear Lucy Maud Montgomery was right about all most everything. And never more than in the quote above, when she reminds us that just as Mother Nature shakes off even the darkest of Winters, so too can we come out the other side in to a Spring all of our own…
And so here I am, still so relentlessly hopeful. Ready to start all over again, after almost a year of the quietest of grief. I am de-cluttering the Spark Joy way. Making piles and excavating only deep-rooted happiness. Nibbling at Mazat Dark Orange chocolate. Spending hours in the
Planning a garden full of poppies. A herb garden and a vegetable patch. Laundry on one of those silly, spinny washing lines. Spring mornings on the garden step. A life with Ste.
Here I am. With another incarnation of
Spring… How lovely to have you back.
Other Things To Do At BrocanteHome
Browse the Bookstore
Discover a curated list of books to enhance and support life the BrocanteHome way
Life Love & Vintage Housekeeping the by BrocantePrintables on Etsy
Create your own Brocante Life Book, plan Christmas, set up routines and rituals or live life the BrocanteHome way with my guided workbooks and planners.
Take a Course
Discover mindful, meaningful days with self-led, habit-coaching courses from BrocanteHome.
The Slow Scrub Challenge at BrocanteMe 
Goal Setting for Homemakers 
The Brocante Round-Up! 
The Brocante Round-Up!
Oh my! I so love this new look! The softest romantic watercolors (I am a watercolorist, so this so appeals!)..
Thrilled to have you back online, and seeing your words singing across the page!
And yes, it IS a new year (new spring) of hope…and joy….and the belief that amazing things can happen!
Oh, how lovely that Finley is making you a cuppa! My eldest Stephen is always asking me whether he’s old enough to make me a coffee yet, but based on the cordial stains I find every morning I’m not ready to trust him with a kettle!
Hurrah you’re back. Lovely new look.
Oh so pretty! Enjoying the softness and vintage pictures you have put together! One of the loveliest things about you is that you are a real person (and not afraid to share it!) just like the rest of us. You continue to revamp, renew, and beautify your life and home just as the rest of us do…even when life throws us challenges. Thanks so much!! Woohoo spring!!
Alllsion, you inspire me with your words and recommendations!! Love the new site!! I printed out all of the Rose Library so when the site was down ( here in Pittsburgh about a week) I will still able to keep up with the lovely programs!! Spring comes a bit later here, so I will look forward to about one more month of this dark, cold winter!!
Alison, this is truly a beautiful new site!! It feels fresh, yet still comfortably familiar. I love it!!!! Thank you for always listening to your readers and being yourself! !
Love the new look! It’s beautiful but not twee. And, yes, isn’t it brilliant when They get older enough and loving enough to bring you tea?
Love the new look to the site, so pretty and it’s definitely in the Brocante style.