I am Lily - stay at home muma to Abigail and wife to Julian. I make time each day to let my imagination potter and add quirky prettiness and handmade comfort to our home and lives. You can email me at lily(at)blockaday(dot)com
books
making pancakes and good memories
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010Yee-ha! I am sitting here on the sofa; Julian has pedalled off to work (god bless his hard working soul!), Abby is making the most of her last day of summer holidays and is sleeping in, Toph is curled up beside me, my very first issue of Marie Clair Idees is on the other side [...]
saint lucia and a little bit of waldorf
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009Since taking part in Heather’s beautiful vintage swap and Kyrie’s Seasons Round Exchange, I have “met” so many interesting and lovely women. Exquisite photography, whimsical crafts, wonderful interpretations of life … and a whole lot of Waldorf.
Here in Australia we certainly have schools following Rudolph Steiner’s philosophies on education - we call them Steiner schools [...]
twelve
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009My wee sweet girlie is twelve. Twelve! Wherever did the last twelve years vanish to? The day of Abby’s birth is crystal clear in my mind - the wonderful surprise of whether she would be an Abby or a Joshua; the utter, utter exhaustion when we arrived at our room, me hoping she would have [...]
the day before twelve
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009The day before twelve is always so exciting - not only is it the last sleep before the birthday, but it’s the first day of Advent - we open the first door on the calendar, pull out The Christmas Mystery by Jostein Gaarder and begin our annual reading, and ogle over our new edition of [...]
the thankful muma
Friday, November 27th, 2009There are many moments in the life of a muma when she is so very thankful. Thankful that she was given the privilege to guide a little being through the first part of her or his life. Thankful for her child’s good health and wellbeing. Thankful when she finds a “village” to help support her [...]