Lily and Agathe.

There was a time when I truly believed that life as a domestic goddess would entail days filled with genteel darning, serene soup making and afternoon salons with like minded ladies. God love me. I’m not sure anyone quite deserves the reality that is life as a stay at home single mummy. Take today. In…

Some days are made of nothing. They taste like nothing and they smell like nothing. Days like these aren’t meant to go down in the portals of  your personal history. They are passing through days rich in teeny moments of nothingness we can choose to embrace or abhor. Today I have done nothing of any…

Homes and  Gardens 1957. "Use small areas of intense colour against a subtle background. Moss green is chosen for the carpet, patterned curtains and a plain settee. Walls are a pale lilac freshened with white and intensified with a deeper lilac door.  Against this a white rug, scarlet cushions and lampshades, and one lime green…

Goodness we look like twins here don’t we? Scary. Contrary to the rumours you have be en spreading, today you will be thirty three and not thirty two: a fact Mister, I’m afraid you are just going to have to live with… But matter not. You are still my lobster. Other Things To Do At BrocanteHome…

Hello lovely ladies, how wonderful that so many of you have decided to become Superstars before the price goes up at the end of this month! I couldn’t be more delighted to welcome you in to our scrumptious fold (But please remember to accept my invitation to the salon to make the most of your…