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julian laid an egg!

julian laid an egg!

Oh my goodness!  I have always thought that my Julian was the bees’ knees and a right clever clogs.  But since he brought home his father’s lathe … well, just call me blown away and even more besotted with my

Lily August 11, 2016 far south new south wales, farming, geese, growing our food, wombat hill farm, woodwork Read more

the building of a tensioning frame

For my recent birthday, Abigail gave me this beautiful McAdoo Rug design for needlepunching.  Melts my heart – she’s our Merimbula mermaid for sure, reminding me of the lovely mornings Julian and I snorkel down at Bar Beach, collecting mussels

Lily March 31, 2015March 29, 2015 family, needle punching, woodwork Read more

sharing the crochet

Each time we visit the Bega Valley it feels like we are yet another step closer to our dream of moving back to the east coast.  We always spend some time checking out the realestate – driving around houses by

Lily October 6, 2014October 6, 2014 crochet, far south new south wales, woodwork Read more

on wednesday afternoon …

… I’m in awe of my mum’s beautiful quilt … I’m so happy (relieved) that we’re moving into spring – my arms are bare and my own white way of delight has sprung ’round the corner … I’m thrilled to

Lily August 28, 2013 chatter, cooking, family, growing our food, patchwork, quilts, woodwork Read more
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Hello!  I’m so glad you’ve dropped by.

I am Lily Boot – mother to Noah, wife to Julian.

As we work at building our wee farm, Wombat Hill, in the lovely Bega Valley, I do a little farming, a little nursing (paediatric), a little gardening, a little sewing, knitting,embroidery, crochet, patchwork, quilting, reading, cooking … oh I’m never ever at a loss for something to do!

Here at block-a-day I chronicle our lives in a way that I hope will delight us when we are old and grey and wobbly of memory, and perhaps it will inspire you too.

I can be contacted at lily (at) blockaday (dot) com.

Thanks for visiting!

 

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