The Brocante Round-Up! The Brocante Round-Up!
In the whoosh of a string of lights, Christmas will be upon us (I do apologise: I’m not quite feeling ready yet either!) and here at BrocanteHome, I…
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The Brocante Round-Up! The Brocante Round-Up!
It struck me today as I jiggled endless pots of tea for plumbers fixing leaks here, there and everywhere, and tried to bring a little order to the…
The Autumn House The Autumn House
Hello me Darlings, welcome to Autumn at BrocanteHome! Today I bring you a newly revised and refreshed Life-Book edition of my cosy guide to all things Autumnal –…
Notes From Isolation Notes From Isolation
If truth be told, this virus has rendered me a teeny bit bonkers, for though I am doing my best to appear unruffled, it is quite possible my…
The Seasonal Swap The Seasonal Swap
My very, very favourite month is almost upon us, and although September has a terribly special place in my heart, there is no doubt that the shift into…
DOMESTIC DEPRESSION DOMESTIC DEPRESSION
The house is booming with anxiety. Booming I tell you. Finley is about to jet off to Paris and he is having absolute horrors about the entire matter.…
Domestic Situation Domestic Situation
Domestic Situation Maybe you’ve heard about this. Maybe not.A man came home and chucked his girlfriend’s catIn the wood chipper. This really happened.Dinner wasn’t ready on time. A…
The Pink Caravan Lady The Pink Caravan Lady
I am stalking a lady with auburn hair. Not literally. I’m not prowling around her garden or trailing her around the supermarket. I’m not that weird. I’m simply…
Housekeeper's Diary Housekeeper's Diary
In the garden the purple speckled strands of whatever it is growing out of the blue watering can have tangled themselves in gorgeous knots through the fretwork of…
Housekeeper's Diary Housekeeper's Diary
It is the little things. Always the little things. They still remain what matters most to me: the future always to far away to focus on, and the…
Get Up and Gone Get Up and Gone
I think you might have guessed that the black dog is here again. She might be wearing a fancy paisley printed bandanna and guard me with all she…
The Wellness Journal – Resources The Wellness Journal – Resources
Last week I loudly and not so proudly declared the necessity to SORT MYSELF OUT. And thus began a new well-being regime, much compromised by the dailiness of…
Housekeeper's Diary Housekeeper's Diary
When life feels hard, puttering away my troubles is the answer. And so I wander through my days in floral pajamas topped eccentrically with a pink jumper, fussing…
The Wellness Journal The Wellness Journal
Heavens to Betsy, something has got to give. I have turned into a sloth. All blah and hanging about achieving very little and indulging in a most unbecoming…
The Tee-Total Housewife The Tee-Total Housewife
Once upon a time, I was deeply in love with red wine. The kind of truly, madly deeply, cannot wait until wine o’clock to switch my brain off…
The Fragrant Minute – House and Home The Fragrant Minute – House and Home
“Who built this house?” “‘Twas I,” said Man. “My brain conceived the perfect plan. My muscles worked with wood and stone”. Then, asked The Spirit, “You alone?” “Yes…
Housekeeper's Diary Housekeeper's Diary
Finally, some rhythm to the month, just as it draws to a close. But it doesn’t matter. For the year has finally begun. Today then: a new cabinet…
GinaBean – A Story About Success For Grown-Up Little Girls. GinaBean – A Story About Success For Grown-Up Little Girls.
Do you remember a few years back when I recommended “LilaBean – a Book About Simplicity for Grown-Up Girls”? Well who knew there were two more books in…
Housekeeper's Diary Housekeeper's Diary
And just like last year, January doesn’t seem to happen until the middle of the month while most of us wrestle our way out of the muddle of…
Sunday Poetry – Kitchen Sunday Poetry – Kitchen
I remember this as her kitchen, the one room in our house where no one questioned my mother’s authority— her cast iron pots bubbling over on the stove,…
The Festive Housekeeper's Diary The Festive Housekeeper's Diary
The older I get the more random I behave in shops. This week I have told many a shop assistant that “I am at that stage of Christmas…