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
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Simon and Toph
Friday, August 27th, 2010Thank you for your kind words yesterday. I want to let you know how Simon and Toph are faring and I am heartbroken to report that their prognosis is very poor.
The toxin they ingested - we have a list of what it could have been but are unable to find anything around our home or [...]
a truly horrible evening
Thursday, August 26th, 2010They say horrible things happen in threes and last night they surely did. There we were, Abby, her friend and I, cooking strawberry jam, stitching felt ipod covers, having a very jolly evening and bam!
The vet rang - Simon and Toph have had the vomits in the last 24 hours and [...]
the low pressure system
Thursday, May 13th, 2010It’s raining .. it’s cold .. it’s oh so grey .. and I have a cold that resembles the mother of all low pressure systems. This nose is hovering on the coastline and is dumping more rain than the state has seen for decades. Serious! This morning I sneezed 17 times in a row with [...]
my mummy came and stayed
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010Last weekend, my dear mummy came and stayed. Oh it was so good. We had four whole days and nights. We breakfasted at the Martin Street Providore. We shopped at Chadstone with Abby - a 12 year old’s version of the perfect afternoon. We picnicked in Daylesford. Mum collected Abby from school and they shared [...]
the slow coming of autumn
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010This being our first real “autumn” in a long while, we are madly looking forward to watching the leaves turn orange and yellow and red and brown, the weather cooling and the nights growing longer; the coming of slippers and flannel. And on this, the second day of March, it is indeed happening.
Every street I [...]