Lily Lou - With The House To Ourselves -01.13.22- Apr 2026

We made tea that neither of us finished. Put on an old record that crackled before it sang. The afternoon stretched long and generous, the kind that forgets to turn into evening until the room goes gold around the edges.

Here’s a short piece inspired by the title and mood of — treating it like a memory, a journal entry, or a quiet moment captured in time. Title: With the House to Ourselves January 13, 2022 Lily Lou - With the House to Ourselves -01.13.22-

Lily Lou fell asleep with her head on my shoulder. The record had stopped. The tea went cold. We made tea that neither of us finished