The BrocanteHome Book of Days — October Edition

Thirty-one private holidays, household ceremonies and excellent excuses for taking October seriously.

October begins with soup and ends with beautiful shadows.

Between the two, we gather conkers, bake apples, air the eiderdown, consult the sky, preserve what matters, pardon the mending basket and conduct a discreet census of the household ghosts.

The BrocanteHome Book of Days: October is a richly illustrated A4 printable containing one original BrocanteHome tradition for every day of the month.

These are not chores or improving challenges. They are small invitations to notice the season, inhabit the house and distinguish one ordinary day from another.

Inside you will find:

• 31 original October traditions

• A beautifully illustrated page for every two days

• An October-at-a-glance calendar

• A calendar of curious UK, US and international observances

• Two additional observances and a tiny action for every date

• The spacious October Household Record

• A cut-out Pocket Ephemera sheet

• A quiet closing page for the end of the month

Observe every tradition or choose only those that speak to you. Light a candle. Find one red leaf. Make proper gravy. Learn an old household skill. Eat something toasted. Place a little ceremony around the life you are already living.

The Book of Days is whimsical without being childish, meaningful without becoming solemn and domestic without requiring a spotless house. It is for women who understand that silliness and ceremony are not frivolous. They are among the ways we prevent our lives from becoming invisible.

October was here, and I paid attention.

Please note

This is a digital A4 printable PDF. No physical product will be posted.

Print the complete book, choose individual pages or keep it on your tablet and visit each day throughout October.

Personal use only.

Come in. Flick the fairylights on. Let the house tell its stories...