Dairy Of An Ordinary Woman.

This is the first of three guest posts from Ilinca at Nugget. 10 steps to successfully launch your home-made “products” on-line. I’ve always thought that vintage homemade & handmade products are kind of wonderful. What makes me feel that way? Maybe it’s because vintage style defies any design or fashion trend. Like a rebel soul……

Well it’s a little early to mention Christmas anything, but I just had to share this with you… "You may not see anything unusual about the Christmas cookies n this picture. But they were made by a most remarkable woman. Who is this woman? If you asked her occupation, she’d probably reply, "Oh, I’m just…

“Daily to a profession- paid thinking and clean hands. She rises Unquestioning. It’s second nature now. The hours, though all of daylight, suit her. The desk, typewriter, carpet, pleasantries are a kind of civilisation, built on money, of course, but money, now she sees, is human. She has learned giving from her first chequebook, intimacy…

Now tell me, has anyone read this?  Will I be highly offended on Sarah’s behalf  ? Will it offend my delicate senses or make me laugh till I choke on my satsuma? Other Things To Do At BrocanteHome Join the BrocanteHome Community Discover my daily domestic to-do lists, join the conversation, read-along with the BrocanteHome…

When it comes to online boutiques, to me presentation and intuitive navigation are all. House On The Hill is beautifully designed and showcases it’s scrumptious stock with quietly spoken shabby elegance. Plus their Christmas stock is currently reduced! So now is the time to buy yourself something delicious and wrap it smugly in tissue paper…

In a parallel universe we are not Vintage HouseKeepers, we are "Modern Retro Housewives"… In a fabulous article on "Port Halycon", Ami Thomas says; "Her alarm clock chimes before the sun rises. She’s not only up and at ’em, she’s dressed to the nines in heels and a full face, wearing perfume. Her apron is…