So here I am again Housekeepers, continuing on my mission to get some of my existing downloads converted for the Kindle, so I can both reach a wider audience and concentrate on creating as much fresh and inspirational new content as possible in 2016… This time it’s The Christmas Countdown that is now available on the Kindle. A thirty day, rather whimsical, puttery take on counting the days down to Christmas and quite the most perfect literary accessory to my current 100 Day Countdown to the festivities… You can buy The Christmas Countdown on Amazon.Com for $2.99 here and on Amazon.Co.Uk for £1.99here…
Create your own Brocante Life Book, plan Christmas, set up routines and rituals or live life the BrocanteHome way with my guided workbooks and planners.
Now then my darling Housekeepers, can I ask you a quick question? I have recently, rather disasterously, messed up my blogger template and find myelf having to start from scratch and while fiddling about with the template found myself itching to fiddle…
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Tina over at The English Muse recently posted about the really rather wonderful column that is My Space in the Guardian newspaper. Featuring the “cherished room” of many a  British star in their own field whether it be writing, fashion designing, cooking…
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“Whenever I get the chance on a holiday weekend at our flat in Brighton, I slip away to explore one of those fascinating treasure houses that you can find all jumbled together in the old part of town. I never cross…
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Dear Alison, I am looking forwards to planning Christmas with your help once again 🙂 I want to email you about the vintage housekeepers group, but can’t find your email anywhere on your site now. Have you deleted it? Or am I being blind?
Really looking forward to the Christmas countdown. Taking one of your ideas from last year, I bought some Christmas scented pinecones in a net bag in the sales and put it in my ottoman. I have been adding things such as festive napkins and the smell that greets me as I open the lid to add things is wonderful. Thank you for the inspiration! Oh, and I’m already stockpiling the Christmas spice Zoflora!!
Christmas spice Zoflora? I need me some of that!!!! I’m loving the chance to get these on Kindle. I’ve got my Christmas planner ready and I’m all set for a beautiful, vintage and very Brocante-d Christmas!
Hi Alison, I’m loving the 100 days countdown. The 30 days one is good but 100 days to enjoy Christmas is even better. I just adore the pictures you are using. They are taking me right back to my childhood in the 70’s. I still have a little red flock covered bambi from then that I hang on my tree every year. Lovely memories. Keep up the good work. Alison C
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Dear Alison, I am looking forwards to planning Christmas with your help once again 🙂
I want to email you about the vintage housekeepers group, but can’t find your email anywhere on your site now. Have you deleted it? Or am I being blind?
Really looking forward to the Christmas countdown. Taking one of your ideas from last year, I bought some Christmas scented pinecones in a net bag in the sales and put it in my ottoman. I have been adding things such as festive napkins and the smell that greets me as I open the lid to add things is wonderful. Thank you for the inspiration! Oh, and I’m already stockpiling the Christmas spice Zoflora!!
Christmas spice Zoflora? I need me some of that!!!!
I’m loving the chance to get these on Kindle. I’ve got my Christmas planner ready and I’m all set for a beautiful, vintage and very Brocante-d Christmas!
Hi Alison, I’m loving the 100 days countdown. The 30 days one is good but 100 days to enjoy Christmas is even better. I just adore the pictures you are using. They are taking me right back to my childhood in the 70’s. I still have a little red flock covered bambi from then that I hang on my tree every year. Lovely memories.
Keep up the good work. Alison C
Very excited to check this out! I adore Christmas. 🙂