Tiny Pleasures #360: Good Presents
Underpants and books – the perfect Christmas presents. I am a happy woman with a comfy bum and pile of interesting reading.
Tiny Pleasures #348: Reading Cowboy
How cool is this little dude sitting there reading a book in his cowboy hat and shades?
Tiny Pleasures #345: Tree Shadows
The leaves dance on my notebook as I sit in the dappled shade with a view of the sea. Maybe they’ll inspire some art.
Tiny Pleasures #296: Judith Lucy
I do love it when an excellent book lands in my lap at exactly the right time. I read some excerpts of Judith Lucy’s latest book, Turns Out, I’m Fine, from the Book Bar on the weekend. The snippets were so good I dashed off the library on Monday to borrow it in
Tiny Pleasures #293: New Project Success
It was so much fun taking my Book Bar out for the first time this weekend to the Queenscliffe Literary Festival. I rolled around the streets reading book exerpts to people (and the occasional song). It’s so exciting when I make a new project and it works beautifully. I met the loveliest people,
Tiny Pleasures #289: Bookmarks
How sweet it is when you design a little something and it turns out to be quite perfect for another use. I designed the Book Bar bookmarks as a little freebie, but it turns out they look fabulous marking the pages in the books on my trolley. If you’re in Queenscliff or Point
Tiny Pleasures #265: Choosing A New Book
Time for a new book on the bedside table. What to choose from the hundreds on my shelves and in stacks around the house? Which world shall I pop into via the portal of the page?
Tiny Pleasures #260: Reading for Work
It feels luxurious to be required to read a novel for work. The Dictionary of Lost Words is a rather fabulous story of a fiesty young Victorian lady with a penchant for women’s words. It is on the list for my new street performance project combing literature and libations.
Tiny Pleasures #253: Borrowing from the Kids
The tables are slowly turning after almost two decades of parenting. Now I get to borrow stuff from the kids. I have a new project that needs a black bow tie and my son had just the thing. Perhaps this marks the start of borrowing in this direction.
Tiny Pleasures #222: Footpath Words
Outside the Brunswick library the footpath is littered with quotes about libraries and reading. One of the many benefits of not being in a hurry is that one has time to stop and read the footpath.
