I am Lily - stitcher and part time bookseller. Mother to my gorgeous girl, 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
crochet in the morning, crochet in evening, crochet at supper time …
Monday, May 17th, 2010It’s just such fun! That simple needle with its saucy hook. The freedom of only having one live stitch at a time. The sweetness with which the fabric loops together. The ease with which I can indulge in it no matter where I am. And now … I have new books (tee! hee! hee! hee!) [...]
sun day
Sunday, May 16th, 2010The cold has gone. The boot is off. The sun is shining. There’s nothing to do but sit in the back garden with Abby and soak up the loveliness.
I clip her toenails and brush her hair - it must be an evolutionary thing - a muma monkey grooming her bub (Abby will love that!) - [...]
what we’re reading
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010Do you remember that scene in “Out of Africa” when Karen first arrives in Kenya and she is upstairs at the club in Denys’ room. It is full of books - there are stacks on the floor and overfilling the bookcases. Karen - a great reader - is delighted and asks Berkeley Cole if Denys [...]
the light inside us
Monday, April 19th, 2010I returned to work today. Back to the little bookstore. Behind the counter chatting with and helping customers choose their books. Amongst the shelves, reading, tidying, dreaming. There’s so much to read.
My ankle held up - thanks to my fine boot. My heel, not so good. It seems to take all my weight - poor [...]
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 [...]