Once upon a time, I was deeply in love with red wine. The kind of truly, madly deeply, cannot wait until wine o’clock to switch my brain off kind of love that might have spoken of future addiction but thankfully, never got out of hand. But oh how I loved it. My body yearned for it in the same way…
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The Tee-Total Housewife
The Fragrant Minute – House and Home
“Who built this house?” “‘Twas I,” said Man. “My brain conceived the perfect plan. My muscles worked with wood and stone”. Then, asked The Spirit, “You alone?” “Yes I,” said Man, and smiled with pride. “Its joists are strong: its beams are wide; its windows face the south – tis best; its walls have stood keen Winter’s test; its furniture…
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The Salon One-Dollar Trial!
Those of you who have been the founding members of the BrocanteHome Salon will know that I have put my heart and soul into it, and I am so very grateful that so many of you chose to become Lifetime members before Christmas. It means so very much to know that you trust me to keep on inspiring you to…
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Housekeeper’s Diary
Finally, some rhythm to the month, just as it draws to a close. But it doesn’t matter. For the year has finally begun. Today then: a new cabinet in the bathroom to be made useful. Copper wire baskets just waiting to be filled. The things I found in the old one: more hair bobbles than any one woman could possible…
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GinaBean – A Story About Success For Grown-Up Little Girls.
Do you remember a few years back when I recommended “LilaBean – a Book About Simplicity for Grown-Up Girls”? Well who knew there were two more books in the series? Oh right, everyone but me? I do seem to have been living in a bubble for the past few years. (Tis terribly pretty in here though, I think you would…
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Housekeeper’s Diary
And just like last year, January doesn’t seem to happen until the middle of the month while most of us wrestle our way out of the muddle of the festivities. For isn’t it true that all of December is lost these days to the performance that is Christmas Day? Isn’t it true that we need a little recovery time thereafter?…
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Sunday Poetry – Kitchen
I remember this as her kitchen, the one room in our house where no one questioned my mother’s authority— her cast iron pots bubbling over on the stove, cracked tea cups in the sink. How I hated the difficult oven always hanging off its hinges, so loose a clothes hanger rigged it shut, gas range whose flames leapt beneath fingers…
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A New Year on BrocanteHome!
It’s here! 2019 has arrived and here on Brocantehome I am giddy with excitement about all that I will be offering over the New Year ahead… You see I want this to be the year that as one we elevate our lives way beyond all the clutter and uncertainty we have been dragging around for too many years now. I…
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The Edited Woman Payment Plan!
Well now.You have wrapped the turkey and stuffed the Christmas tree. The kids are polished and the house is washed. Everyone from the budgie to Grandma has got new pyjamas and even the fridge is sporting set of fairy lights. You have in fact, done all the things.And honestly, if I could offer a medal to each and everyone of…
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