I am signing off for the holiday Sweeties. My presents are wrapped, the cookies are baked, Finn is just the right side of delirious with excitement, and all that is left to do is to say thank you to every single one of you. To all those of you who sent me Christmas cards and gifts, to every one who has spared the time to comment on my posts, email me or respond to my (occasionally insane) tweets. To everybody who reads everything I write. To all those of you who have Trashed and Puttered yourselves silly this year and to all those of you who plan on doing so in 2011. To everyone who has in some tiny way contributed to making BrocanteHome so very, very special…. May all your days be merry and bright, because you are wonderful. Happy Christmas to each and every one of you.x
I have discovered a new word and nothing makes me happier. Junkettaceous means frivolous and it sounds down right fabulous rolling off one’s tongue. No really try it! I want to say it over and over again! I want to fit it into sentences where it clearly doesn’t belong, like I am having the most…
Sometimes it’s the teeny tiniest of changes that make all the difference. Yesterday instead of adding cold water to my raspberry jelly mix, I used rosewater (99p in the Indian groceries section at Tesco in the UK) and created something swoon-worthy… Jelly for grown up little girls…
When I was little (and even now I’m big!), I truly believed that goats were the result of a union between a sheep and a cow. I was convinced you couldn’t move house unless you found someone willing to do a direct swap, and because I have a freckle on my ring finger, I was…
Yuck, the house feels horrible: so seen as my whole routine has gone to pot this week due to sickness, I am going to shop tomorrow (in style methinks!) and thoroughly detox the house today, because otherwise I am going to have to go and move in with my Mum… There is I think a…
I’m so in love with Iris Apfel’s apartment, I could spend hours just drinking it all in. I wonder if she would consider adopting me so I could move in? See more of Iris’s apartment on Architectural Digest here. Or go behind the scenes in this new documentary about her life… [youtube id=”Fo8jwJ_2l0c” height=”400″]
Mummy, are you glum? No Sweetie, are you? Not today. Are you ever glum Mum? Not really baby. You must be Mummy, everybody is glum sometimes. Are they? Of course! The world wouldn’t make sense if everybody was happy all the time. We all take turns. Turns? Yes, at being glum. Today just isn’t our…
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And Christmas blessings to you too Alison,Thank you for another wonderful puttery year at Brocantehome!xx
Merry Christmas, Alison! I am so happy for you! {That you have someone to love!} In the beginning, WE knew what a great deal he was getting, but he didn't yet. Now, he is certain too, of the love and loveliness that you have to offer the world, Finn, and him especially. This will be the most wonderful year for your little family, I just know it! Merry, Merry Christmas, to all of you! Much love! ~Debbi
Merry Christmas Alison! This is late, but then again, we do have 12 days of Christmas! Make every one of them merry and bright! Thank you for your blog, puttery goodness and tips on just how to live simply and beautifully!
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And Christmas blessings to you too Alison,Thank you for another wonderful puttery year at Brocantehome!xx
Merry Christmas to you and yours! And thank you for another great year of Brocante loveliness.
I wish you Merry Christmas and a new year filled with all the happiness you so richly deserve!!!
Merry Christmas Alison!!
Merry Christmas Alison! All the best in 2011 too.
Ali x
Merry Christmas! I hope your holidays are lovely! Thank you for your blog and the joy it brings!
Merry Christmas, Alison! I am so happy for you! {That you have someone to love!} In the beginning, WE knew what a great deal he was getting, but he didn't yet. Now, he is certain too, of the love and loveliness that you have to offer the world, Finn, and him especially. This will be the most wonderful year for your little family, I just know it! Merry, Merry Christmas, to all of you!
Much love!
~Debbi
Merry Christmas Alison! This is late, but then again, we do have 12 days of Christmas! Make every one of them merry and bright!
Thank you for your blog, puttery goodness and tips on just how to live simply and beautifully!
Merry Christmas!!