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My name is Alison May and all that stops my heart is what you will find here. I like tea-cups and high heel shoes, Russell Brand, vintage postcards, old lace, polka dots and violet cremes.

I blog at Brocantehome.Net, where I am housekeeper in residence, waxing lyrical about life, love and vintage housekeeping...

Have a lovely day won't you?

Brocante News…Hello Pumpkins! Please consider this rather extended missive to be something of a round robin as I…View Post

Brocante News…

Hello Pumpkins! Please consider this rather extended missive to be something of a round robin as I…

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I WantLast night it struck me that magazines mess with my pretty little head in a way that the internet…View Post

I Want

Last night it struck me that magazines mess with my pretty little head in a way that the internet…

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Goodnight JimmyOne of these days I am going to switch on my little laptop and type a little good news, but…View Post

Goodnight Jimmy

One of these days I am going to switch on my little laptop and type a little good news, but…

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If Only…
If only dinner cooked itself,
And groceries grew upon the shelf;
If children did as they were told,
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If Only…

If only dinner cooked itself,
And groceries grew upon the shelf;
If children did as they were told,

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Puttery Pins…My imagination is limited. This I must confess to you today. Though I spend my days dreaming up…View Post

Puttery Pins…

My imagination is limited. This I must confess to you today. Though I spend my days dreaming up…

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Heads Up Superstars!Hello, I do hope you are all having a lovely weekend.
This is just a quick heads-up to tell you…View Post

Heads Up Superstars!

Hello, I do hope you are all having a lovely weekend.

This is just a quick heads-up to tell you…

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Win a Set of StickyGrams!Good morning me Darlings, have you heard of Stickygram? These clever people take your Instagrampict…View Post

Win a Set of StickyGrams!

Good morning me Darlings, have you heard of Stickygram? These clever people take your Instagrampict…

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In Praise of My BedAt last I can be with you!
The grinding hours
since I left your side!The labor of being fully human,View Post

In Praise of My Bed

At last I can be with you!
The grinding hours
since I left your side!
The labor of being fully human,

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Puttery Treats for a Snowy EasterIt is snowing, and I am shuffling around the house in carpet slippers, breathless with a cold and…View Post

Puttery Treats for a Snowy Easter

It is snowing, and I am shuffling around the house in carpet slippers, breathless with a cold and…

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Housekeepers DiaryYou burst into Monday morning as if finally escaping a lethargic weekend fog. Eyes open on a bright…View Post

Housekeepers Diary

You burst into Monday morning as if finally escaping a lethargic weekend fog. Eyes open on a bright…

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The Woman Who Went To Bed For A YearEvery so often the Gods align and the universe convenes to make it possible for me to read in one…View Post

The Woman Who Went To Bed For A Year

Every so often the Gods align and the universe convenes to make it possible for me to read in one…

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The Attic“The magic and the mystery which are the special prerogative of childhood had a far better setting…View Post

The Attic

“The magic and the mystery which are the special prerogative of childhood had a far better setting…

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