What I've Read | October 2024

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Sorry this is late! 

If you're new here this is a monthly post of the books I've read either on Kindle or in physical form, or listened to on Audible or Chirp. Hopefully you enjoy this months books or if you've read any let me now what you thought in the comments below. If you want to see more of the books I've read go here or check out goodreads.

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A Year of Puttery Treats (October/ November chapter)

Author: Alison May | ☆☆☆☆ |Available: Kindle HERE | This book covers each month as chapters and has fun ideas/inspiration for each.  


Welcome to A Year of Puttery Treats. One gorgeous, life-enhancing little something to do for each of the 365 days in the year.

Housekeeping you see, can be terribly dull. A monotonous round of chasing dirt and moving objects that we should seek to enhance with the kind of decorative little to-do’s that gladden the heart and help to bring both order and authenticity in to our homes.

While the treats vary from the pretty to the silly, the fragrant and the celebratory, they are each designed to remind us that keeping house is about more than getting busy with a vacuum and a duster and should instead be about enhancing the lives of those that live in our homes. In reflecting the soul of the Mistress of the house and marking the lives of those she shares it with, puttery treats are quite the most lovely way to ritualise life within our own four walls and more than that to celebrate the art of homemaking and bring joy to domesticity.

In a Year of Puttery treats you will find seasonal tasks and little to-dos for annual holidays and national celebrations. You will discover ways to journal your days and create a living museum of family life. You will find tiny pampering treats and scrubby housekeeping tips, and in the midst of it all, right there in the heart of your home you will find yourself…

THE AUTUMN HOUSE ( the seasonal house series, book 3) | Author: Alison May | Kindle only | 51 pages | ☆☆☆☆¾



The Autumn House is the third of five seasonal titles from BrocanteHome.Net’s best-selling Seasonal House series.
This pocket-sized book is a cornucopia of Autumn homemaking inspiration, with ideas for preparing for the change of the season, Autumnal puttery treats, cleaning recipes, decorative touches, journal prompts, a book list and an essay on living well in Autumn, written with all the same charm Alison May has been bringing to the world of vintage housekeeping for over twelve years now...


This book was a quick read, filled with easy decorating ideas, meal ideas, journal ideas and more. 


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The Winter House (The Seasonal House Series, book ) |Author: Alison May |Kindle only |48 pages |☆☆☆☆¾



The Winter House is the fourth of five seasonal titles from BrocanteHome.Net’s best-selling Seasonal House series.
This pocket-sized book is a cornucopia of Winter homemaking inspiration, with ideas for preparing for the change of the season,Winter puttery treats, cleaning recipes, decorative touches, journal prompts, a book list and an essay on living well in Winter, written with all the same charm Alison May has been bringing to the world of vintage housekeeping for over twelve years now...

This book was a quick read, filled with easy decorating ideas, meal ideas, journal ideas and more. 

The Christmas Countdown, 30 days to festive bliss | Author: Alison May |Kindle only  |92 pages | ☆☆☆☆¾




The Countdown to Christmas starts here Housekeepers!

Ah Christmas… a month long bundle of glitter sprinkled joy, liberally decorated with a whole lot of chaos!

But no more my Darlings, because this year BrocanteHome is charging to the rescue with the Christmas Countdown, a scrumptious little book designed to make this Christmas the best you ever had, spurring you on with the most scrumptious of festive puttery treats, daily encouragement, Christmas planning, and of course a dash of BrocanteHome.net charm…

With one charming little meditation for every day of the thirty day countdown to Christmas, this is answer to festive bliss? I promise…


Have a wonderful holiday season!
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A Note from Tina | № 14

Well Hello There! Thanks for stopping by.  'A Note from Tina' is a monthly collection of recent posts, shopping, interesting posts/ articles from fellow bloggers/around the Web, and my life here at MapleStone Cottage.







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Life Lately 

So this month just flew by for me! What about you? Which is why there was no September Note! It's hard to believe Christmas is right around the corner! Have you started shopping yet? 

DH and I got several projects finished this month (one's linked below). We got a lot of rain from the hurricane. After the rain ended I cleaned out flower pots and my garden. Here's the last few cucumbers.

DH got an early Christmas present; he sold his open trailer and bought a closed-in trailer.  He drove down to GA to pick it up.

DH and I took a short trip to Asheboro, NC. We had such a good time. It was nice to take a break from my long to-do list and clear my head. 

Pisgah Covered Bridge, Randolph County, NC






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