Archive for the ‘books’ Category
Tweet I 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 [...]
TweetYee-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 [...]
TweetSince 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 [...]
TweetMy 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 [...]
TweetThe 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 [...]
Tweet There 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 [...]
TweetYou know what I mean don’t you :-) And there was definitely the need for a brief break from the regular Bootville schedule. So we’ve taken the last two days slowly and sweetly with lots of love and family and, today, a little thrifting. ‘Cause that’s what grown up girls do isn’t it? :-) After [...]
TweetI’m a bit in love with quilting onto blankets. It’s such a nifty, time saving, warm-making, thrifty approach to my quilting. I bought a pair of these Laconia blankets on ebay – they’re a lovely rosy and aqua check and so warm and soft. And no quilt to stitch onto them. Thus – the red [...]
TweetI truly love doilies. I can imagine having doilies in every room of my house, on every wall. I think I love them better on the wall. On tabletops, they just get dusty. On the wall I can pretend they aren’t. Maybe I need an old fashioned feather duster and I can dance about the [...]
TweetDoesn’t that sound dramatic! It is a bit. In fact, if I sit still and dwell upon it, it seems overwhelmingly awful! The second week of the school holidays dribbled by in a muddle of wind, dust, clutter, banishment from my sewing machine (as mum finished the quilt we’ve been working on for Sam-to-be), no [...]
Tweet Yup, this was the first thought that muddled through my sleepy head this morning – along with the 5.30am sunshine (no dust, thank goodness!). It was Amelia’s birthday party, 9 am start, and the present was still 4 flat pieces of fabric. Oy! Good thing it’s spring. My internal clock adheres strictly to the [...]
Tweet There are times when I dream wistfully of snowy days, fields of snowdrops, forests of red and gold … but when September visits, there is no place I would rather be than right here. Oh … early spring in Brisbane is bliss. The special slant of the warm sun, the gorgeously speckled breeze, the [...]
