This Moment. Now.

You know how I very rarely put photographs of myself on Brocantehome?
Well today, my fortieth birthday, is different because I want to mark this moment in my life for always.
And so here I am. Forty years old. Happy Birthday Me.x

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  2. Wowzers! You glam 40 year old you! Wishing you a VERY happy birthday, with many happy returns, Lots of Love Sasha xx

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  4. Dear Alison – Many happy returns. You look gorgeous. Have a wonderful birthday and an even better year to follow. Barbara

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  16. Oh, you beautiful Brocante Babe, you! I hope you had the loveliest, most scrumptious birthday ever! You look great in this picture, even if it is a little fuzzy. I wish you a smorgasbord of delight in the year ahead and look forward to reading your upcoming posts with delight and enthusiasm.
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  18. As our Irish cousins say you look like a broth of a girl and you are to me ! Oh to be only 40 again !
    Hope you had a great birthday.
    Hugs X

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  19. “a broth of a girl?” Delightful.
    I hope your birthday was so incredibly golden, Alison and I wish you a year full of delicious, warm moments and great surprises. You have been a bright little light in my life.

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