lovejoy

 on saturday...

in a 'midnight in paris' sort of way, i spent the day with someone i've long admired, author and illustrator, sharon lovejoy. the top photo shows a few of her books that i've collected over the years.
can i just say,

eeeeepps!

she came to my town to visit a friend that had recently relocated here, and i was invited to join them. riding
my bike to town, i could feel the butterflies developing in my tummy. but, as soon as i rode up and found sharon with a garden hose in her hand and a smile on her face, i was at ease. oh my friends, what a day we had, we visited here here here, and here and more. and in that same 'midnight in paris' way, i found a wonderfully kind, sweet, charming, easy to talk with and easy to love, person. (if you haven't seen the movie, it's partly about an ordinary person that meets famously talented people, and finds common ground, and a friend, it's brilliant).

and then on sunday...

a gift of painted lady runner beans

while we were shopping, i found this wooden spool in a basket. an old spool with aged pink thread, carefully wound and saved. a precious reminder to reuse, recycle, and to go gently on this earth.

 i spent the day looking through sharon's books. and then looking at my neglected garden, thinking what would she do? i decided on a spot to plant the painted lady runner beans she gave me, and i picked some freesia to bring inside. but. i am not the gardener sharon is, i wonder if she would like to trade gardening lessons for knitting lessons?    :)

to visit sharon lovejoy, you can find her here
and here, and her books here
xxx lori

p.s. my kids say thank you for all the kind words on the new zealand post!