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Mademoiselle Poirot
www.mademoisellepoirot.com
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Interiors - Decorating - Home - Art - Craft - Beauty - Photography - Life - London - Paris ... and a little bit of Oh La La
#25673 in All , #1021 in General Lifestyle

Looking to the past for inspiration...

Last weekend I went to Scotney Castle in Kent. If you have been reading this blog for a while, youll know that I love visiting National Trust properties, exploring their history and take in the (some...

17 h ago 1 person likes this

Entertaining and glory cooking...

Yes, I call it glory cooking. The kind of cooking you do when you have guests and which will get you the sort of recognition for your efforts that you can only hope to get when dishing up the daily d...

24 may 12

Such a perfect day...

Upfront: apologies for the sheer amount of pictures. I took over 180, edited them down to 60 for the happy couple and then chose the ones for the blog making sure I dont include any people as such to...

21 may 12

Ethics and beauty...

Hello... How are you all? I hope things are well with you and youre not suffering from lack of mojo/inspiration/general enthusiasm like a lot of people seem to at the moment. Including myself.No, Im ...

17 may 12 1 person likes this

Leaving the city and troubles behind...

Feeling slightly worn out and after yesterdays cake debacle (Im a bit of a sensitive soul, even if I dont generally show it), I felt I really needed some time out. Time away from London, away from th...

12 may 12

The yummiest lemon cake...

... its just not stopping...I baked a cake!Thats all.Sorry about all the continuous changes, the only reason Im not completely deleting this post by now is that I happen to like the pics.A bientôt an...

10 may 12

My "get up and go" has got up and gone...

Hello Lovelies! Im sure youre surprised to actually see a post from me by now. Truth is, the title says it all. I feel like Ive lost all my "get up and go", I seem to suffer from an unsurmoun...

06 may 12

A gentleman in my bedroom...

Hello lovely people. I hope youre well on this sunny Monday? I cant quite believe that it has been grey, rainy and pretty horrible all weekend and come Monday the sun is back out and the sky is blue!...

30 apr 12

My top 10 tips for living in a rented home...

As you probably know from my last post, Im currently in the midst of painting the walls in my home. I love decorating, putting my own stamp on a place and freshening things up, but it does take quite...

27 apr 12 2 people like this

My online absence explained...

Hello Lovelies! I know Ive been pretty absent for a few days now from ALL my usual online activities, but I can explain: Im redecorating / painting pretty much every single wall in my home which is t...

24 apr 12 1 person likes this

Shabby Chic, Vintage, Retro - trends, labels or insults?

I wasnt going to blog today as I didnt feel like I had anything to say, never mind anything interesting. However, yesterday I indadvertedly stumbled across something rather interesting. The question ...

19 apr 12

On my desk...

Working from home means I spend a lot of time at my desk. For work, when blogging, browsing Pinterest, researching on ebay ;-) and all the other things that can be done from the comfort of ones own h...

19 apr 12

Homeware Heaven...

Hello and good evening lovelies. I hope youre all well? How is your week shaping up so far? Is it warmer where you are than here? Seriously, I cannot believe how cold and miserable it is. Whatever ha...

17 apr 12

Selina Lakes "Homespun Style" launch...

Hello lovelies, I hope youre all having a great weekend. Ive spent all day yesterday out doing a Bike Safe course (btw, why do car drivers never seem to think they could benefit from further training...

15 apr 12

A peek into my home...

Something exciting has happened though Im not going to get too excited as Im not overly confident that it will actually result in anything... Sounds very vague, doesnt it? Well, to be slightly more p...

11 apr 12

Spring day at Sissinghurst Castle...

Good morning lovely people! How are you all? I hope you all had a lovely easter weekend? I have to admit that Im feeling slightly gutted looking at the blue sky and sunshine right now as it has been ...

10 apr 12

A poem about the pretty daffodil...

I wandered lonely as a cloudThat floats on high oer vales and hills,When all at once I saw a crowd,A host, of golden daffodils;Beside the lake, beneath the trees,Fluttering and dancing in the breeze....

09 apr 12

Wishing you all a happy Easter...

Happy Easter to you all! The sun was shining beautifully this morning casting a lovely warm glow into the living and dining area and since I had put out some little Easter and Spring decorations, it ...

06 apr 12

Spring brings out the pastels...

Has Winter really made a sudden comeback here in the UK?! Snow in the North of the country, here in London its getting cold and grey again. Just as I thought it was safe to bring out my Spring clothe...

04 apr 12

Delicate little beauties...

Today, Id like to introduce you to Sinead O Moore. Admittedly, if you have been reading my blog for quite some time, you might have seen her designs here before. I just think that sometimes its a goo...

04 apr 12

Weekend work at home...

Good morning, I hope youve all had a good weekend? I for one have to admit that yet again the weekend seems to have just disappeared, vanished, gone in the blink of an eye. Ive spent Saturday going u...

02 apr 12

A British Brocante...

Good morning! As I am sitting here typing away and the sun shining into my window, I wish I could pack my bags, jump into my car and pop over to France for a bit of shopping. Markets, Flea Markets, B...

29 mar 12

Rosies Armoire at the Spring Fair...

Do you remember that I mentioned the Country Living Spring Fair? Well, as I said, I went to the Gala evening last Wednesday. Apart from the fact that I was standing pretty much next to Judy Dench in ...

28 mar 12

In my kitchen...

Ive been off-line pretty much all day yesterday as I had lots of work to do and then I needed to catch up on things I hadnt done over the weekend. As you know from yesterdays post, Ive been painting ...

27 mar 12

Pops of Pink...

Hello Lovelies, how are you all? I hope you had a great sun-filled weekend and youre not missing the hour weve lost too much. I know I probably have a week of trying to catch up and find that lost on...

26 mar 12

10 things I love about Spring...

Everybody likes Spring, right? So, I thought Ill put into words and into a random list what I like about this time of the year. Feel free to share what you like about it... :-)1. Sunshine. Of course!...

22 mar 12

The Flowerhouse flower shop...

Good morning lovelies. Today is just a quick post, but I really wanted to share these images with you.They are pictures I have taken on the weekend of one of the prettiest flower shops I know of. Thi...

21 mar 12 1 person likes this

Sunday Market...

Good morning to you all. I cant begin to tell you how happy it makes me to see the sun is out again this morning - though I could have done without the bin men at 6am... It has been sunny for a few d...

20 mar 12

The end of my inspiration board...

Good morning to you all. I hope youve all had a good weekend. Ive had a pretty varied one myself. On Saturday I had to take my bike for a service to a friend who lives 100miles away and it was cold a...

18 mar 12

The week in Instagram...

Happy Friday lovelies! I hope your week has been good. Thank you all so much for giving your views on the last post. I find it so interesting to find out how you all live and what your opinions are o...

16 mar 12

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