cooking
the last day of monday idleness
Monday, February 22nd, 2010Surely is! Tomorrow, I too will have to bound out of the home, bright and early, clothes ironed, face washed, hair brushed, ready for a day of WORK! Outside the house! On a busy street! In a busy bookstore! Oh my goodness!
So, making the most of this last Monday at home for a while - [...]
the first day in ordinary time
Monday, February 1st, 2010It is Monday. We are not moving. We are not visiting. We are not being visited. We are not holidaying. We are not knee deep in back to school preparations. We are not eyebrow deep in family celebrations and Canadian cousins. After what has been a long time of un-ordinary, we Boots are, at last, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
rushing … not rushing
Thursday, November 26th, 2009There are some things that can be rushed and some things that just can not.
It is not possible to buy 72 desk chairs, 54 kitchen chairs, 6 Poang armchairs, and 16 bar stools in under 5 hours. Nope. It takes a heck of a long time to load them onto 17 trolleys and then push [...]
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