Hello Sweethearts. Here I am almost a month into my digital sabbatical and I am finally getting my groove on and pulling together all the little projects I had been hoping to tackle for ever such a long time…. The past few weeks have been some kind of wonderful: but I miss you. I miss you madly. Each day brings new things I want to share with you and then I remember that while I am always here in spirit I am supposed to be dedicating my mind and body to finishing things, and starting things and creating things and just kinda being… But still. Here I am again because in between making the huge decision that is taking Finley out of school to send him to one more suited to his joyful, chaotic, imagination, worrying myself silly about a long list of nonsense and still finding myself entirely unwilling to commit to a pair of curtains for the living room, I have at least, finished something and I wanted to pass it on to you as quickly as I could so I can move on and perhaps throw myself into something of a creative roll… You never know your luck… So here it is: for all those of you who didn’t subscribe to the Puttery Post last year, I have finally managed to gather all 365 scrumptious puttery treats together and hereby offer them to you for sale in my darling little shop… This is so exciting for me personally, because it is quite the grandest writing commitment I have ever undertaken and while it involved hours of vintage housekeeping research the end result is more than worth the time it took to collate 365 gorgeous puttery treats, (more than 72000 words in all!), all designed to show you the way to a life abundant with small pleasures, delicious recipes, housekeeping routine, personal ritual and family celebration… So if you missed out last year and are feeling a teeny bit down in the dumps today, then now is the time to kick-start a lovelier way of life… Sample treats from the download? The Worry Bead Ritual. The Vintage Biscuit Tin Welcoming Hesta the Domestic Goddess Home National Lumpy rug Day (!) Ribbon Threaded Blankets The Family Reference Shelf Becoming an Ambitious Collector Treasuring Flannel Sheets The Cream-of-Tartar Bath Operation Soft and Snuggly Housekeepers Flip Album Mom To Babba Love Notes Gifting the Key to Your Door Cooling Hoops Little People Bath-time Blend Shiny Happy Skirting Boards Housekeepers Story Time Saying No to Sartorial Grot The Goodnight Basket And hundreds more besides! Click here to buy it now Because YES, Sweetheart, LIFE IS SUPPOSED TO BE THIS SCRUMPTIOUS and though it has taken really rather drastic action on my behalf to remind myself what really matters in this world, this time out from my usual routine has reminded me how wonderful life is when I let it be shaped by domestic routine, puttery treats and the kind of quiet inspiration I am not in too much of a hurry to share… It’s been good for me and I’m not quite ready to give it up yet. Not certain just where this period of reflection is yet going to take me. I do hope you are all well. Consider this a virtual kiss won’t you? I’m thinking of you always.x
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.
Oh, Lordy, how cute are these little tea towel dresses? Based on 50’s US kitchenalia they are shaped like little dresses and designed to hang on a hook. I love them. Find them at Olde Glory and add a little bit of…
Heavens! Apologies for two book posts on the room, but I happened across Rachel Ashwell’s new book and just had to share it… At a time when we’ve had to whisper goodbye to Shabby Chic, to the echo of a scrumptiously lyrical…
A month ago I took Finley out of the school I was so very delighted to win a place for him at five years ago. To my mind then this school was a kind of educational utopia: the children meditated twice daily,…
No. This isn’t art. No matter what you might say Ms Maria. A. Lopez. This isn’t art. This is the dust out of your vacuum cleaner. And all the theoretical, philosophical meanderings in the world won’t make it anything but.  Other…
So there we were lying in bed, listening to the house fall asleep, when it struck me that who knows how many other people had done the same thing in our bedroom. In this house. Mark, I said, Do you ever think…
Is there anything, anything at all, more scrumptiously homely than Laundry Monday on a sunny Spring day? After spending most of the morning sitting in the hospital waiting for blood tests, I have rushed home full of domestic vigour, ready to take…
So glad you stopped by yesterday, it gave me the opportunity to follow you back here and wow- I nearly swooned looking around your site- it's just so lovely!
{"id":null,"mode":"form","open_style":"in_place","currency_code":"USD","currency_symbol":"$","currency_type":"decimal","blank_flag_url":"https:\/\/brocantehome.net\/wp-content\/plugins\/tip-jar-wp\/\/assets\/images\/flags\/blank.gif","flag_sprite_url":"https:\/\/brocantehome.net\/wp-content\/plugins\/tip-jar-wp\/\/assets\/images\/flags\/flags.png","default_amount":300,"top_media_type":"featured_image","featured_image_url":"http:\/\/brocantehome.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tipjar-2.png","featured_embed":"","header_media":null,"file_download_attachment_data":null,"recurring_options_enabled":true,"recurring_options":{"never":{"selected":true,"after_output":"One time only"},"weekly":{"selected":false,"after_output":"Every week"},"monthly":{"selected":false,"after_output":"Every month"},"yearly":{"selected":false,"after_output":"Every year"}},"strings":{"current_user_email":"","current_user_name":"","link_text":"Leave a tip","complete_payment_button_error_text":"Check info and try again","payment_verb":"Pay","payment_request_label":"BrocanteHome","form_has_an_error":"Please check and fix the errors above","general_server_error":"Something isn't working right at the moment. Please try again.","form_title":"BrocanteHome","form_subtitle":"Help Me to Keep BrocanteHome Online","currency_search_text":"Country or Currency here","other_payment_option":"Other payment option","manage_payments_button_text":"Manage your payments","thank_you_message":"Thank you so much: helping me keep Brocantehome online really means the world to me.","payment_confirmation_title":"BrocanteHome","receipt_title":"Your Receipt","print_receipt":"Print Receipt","email_receipt":"Email Receipt","email_receipt_sending":"Sending receipt...","email_receipt_success":"Email receipt successfully sent","email_receipt_failed":"Email receipt failed to send. Please try again.","receipt_payee":"Paid to","receipt_statement_descriptor":"This will show up on your statement as","receipt_date":"Date","receipt_transaction_id":"Transaction ID","receipt_transaction_amount":"Amount","refund_payer":"Refund from","login":"Log in to manage your payments","manage_payments":"Manage Payments","transactions_title":"Your Transactions","transaction_title":"Transaction Receipt","transaction_period":"Plan Period","arrangements_title":"Your Plans","arrangement_title":"Manage Plan","arrangement_details":"Plan Details","arrangement_id_title":"Plan ID","arrangement_payment_method_title":"Payment Method","arrangement_amount_title":"Plan Amount","arrangement_renewal_title":"Next renewal date","arrangement_action_cancel":"Cancel Plan","arrangement_action_cant_cancel":"Cancelling is currently not available.","arrangement_action_cancel_double":"Are you sure you'd like to cancel?","arrangement_cancelling":"Cancelling Plan...","arrangement_cancelled":"Plan Cancelled","arrangement_failed_to_cancel":"Failed to cancel plan","back_to_plans":"\u2190 Back to Plans","update_payment_method_verb":"Update","sca_auth_description":"Your have a pending renewal payment which requires authorization.","sca_auth_verb":"Authorize renewal payment","sca_authing_verb":"Authorizing payment","sca_authed_verb":"Payment successfully authorized!","sca_auth_failed":"Unable to authorize! Please try again.","login_button_text":"Log in","login_form_has_an_error":"Please check and fix the errors above","uppercase_search":"Search","lowercase_search":"search","uppercase_page":"Page","lowercase_page":"page","uppercase_items":"Items","lowercase_items":"items","uppercase_per":"Per","lowercase_per":"per","uppercase_of":"Of","lowercase_of":"of","back":"Back to plans","zip_code_placeholder":"Zip\/Postal Code","download_file_button_text":"Download File","input_field_instructions":{"tip_amount":{"placeholder_text":"How much would you like to tip?","initial":{"instruction_type":"normal","instruction_message":"How much would you like to tip? Choose any currency."},"empty":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"How much would you like to tip? Choose any currency."},"invalid_curency":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"Please choose a valid currency."}},"recurring":{"placeholder_text":"Recurring","initial":{"instruction_type":"normal","instruction_message":"How often would you like to give this?"},"success":{"instruction_type":"success","instruction_message":"How often would you like to give this?"},"empty":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"How often would you like to give this?"}},"name":{"placeholder_text":"Name on Credit Card","initial":{"instruction_type":"normal","instruction_message":"Enter the name on your card."},"success":{"instruction_type":"success","instruction_message":"Enter the name on your card."},"empty":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"Please enter the name on your card."}},"privacy_policy":{"terms_title":"Terms and conditions","terms_body":null,"terms_show_text":"View Terms","terms_hide_text":"Hide Terms","initial":{"instruction_type":"normal","instruction_message":"I agree to the terms."},"unchecked":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"Please agree to the terms."},"checked":{"instruction_type":"success","instruction_message":"I agree to the terms."}},"email":{"placeholder_text":"Your email address","initial":{"instruction_type":"normal","instruction_message":"Enter your email address"},"success":{"instruction_type":"success","instruction_message":"Enter your email address"},"blank":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"Enter your email address"},"not_an_email_address":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"Make sure you have entered a valid email address"}},"note_with_tip":{"placeholder_text":"Your note here...","initial":{"instruction_type":"normal","instruction_message":"Attach a note to your tip (optional)"},"empty":{"instruction_type":"normal","instruction_message":"Attach a note to your tip (optional)"},"not_empty_initial":{"instruction_type":"normal","instruction_message":"Attach a note to your tip (optional)"},"saving":{"instruction_type":"normal","instruction_message":"Saving note..."},"success":{"instruction_type":"success","instruction_message":"Note successfully saved!"},"error":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"Unable to save note note at this time. Please try again."}},"email_for_login_code":{"placeholder_text":"Your email address","initial":{"instruction_type":"normal","instruction_message":"Enter your email to log in."},"success":{"instruction_type":"success","instruction_message":"Enter your email to log in."},"blank":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"Enter your email to log in."},"empty":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"Enter your email to log in."}},"login_code":{"initial":{"instruction_type":"normal","instruction_message":"Check your email and enter the login code."},"success":{"instruction_type":"success","instruction_message":"Check your email and enter the login code."},"blank":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"Check your email and enter the login code."},"empty":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"Check your email and enter the login code."}},"stripe_all_in_one":{"initial":{"instruction_type":"normal","instruction_message":"Enter your credit card details here."},"empty":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"Enter your credit card details here."},"success":{"instruction_type":"normal","instruction_message":"Enter your credit card details here."},"invalid_number":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"The card number is not a valid credit card number."},"invalid_expiry_month":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"The card's expiration month is invalid."},"invalid_expiry_year":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"The card's expiration year is invalid."},"invalid_cvc":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"The card's security code is invalid."},"incorrect_number":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"The card number is incorrect."},"incomplete_number":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"The card number is incomplete."},"incomplete_cvc":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"The card's security code is incomplete."},"incomplete_expiry":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"The card's expiration date is incomplete."},"incomplete_zip":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"The card's zip code is incomplete."},"expired_card":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"The card has expired."},"incorrect_cvc":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"The card's security code is incorrect."},"incorrect_zip":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"The card's zip code failed validation."},"invalid_expiry_year_past":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"The card's expiration year is in the past"},"card_declined":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"The card was declined."},"missing":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"There is no card on a customer that is being charged."},"processing_error":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"An error occurred while processing the card."},"invalid_request_error":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"Unable to process this payment, please try again or use alternative method."},"invalid_sofort_country":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"The billing country is not accepted by SOFORT. Please try another country."}}}},"fetched_oembed_html":false}
I miss you,too! x
Oooh thank you Darling, I'm kind of bursting with things to say..!x
So glad you stopped by yesterday, it gave me the opportunity to follow you back here and wow- I nearly swooned looking around your site- it's just so lovely!
Thank-you Amelia, it's lovely to meet you!x
After payment will it be sent to our email?
I can hardly wait!
Oh, I have it! Thanks!