Daisy Chain Book Co.

This courtyard has hosted countless photoshoots and videos. It has held lineups up the stairs and brides coming down the stairs.

When the sun shines on it, and you feel the warm breeze leading you into the bookshop, it feels like happiness. Even if today may be cloudy, the warmth and coziness of the courtyard feels like leaving the world behind and stepping into something wonderful.

Today is HERO Day, the 1st Thursday of the month, when we celebrate teachers with 20% off books. And tonight we have Book Club, what a fabulous day!

Seriously, there is never a bad day in the bookshop. See you soon!!

I was being interviewed today by a thoughtful and inspired student who brought up so many Daisy memories. I told her about this post from and I thought I would share it with you!

“So, this was a full circle moment.

Last week, a film crew was working on a “small town America” holiday rom-com nearby and they parked one of their set & supply trucks in front of our store to unload Christmas garlands and trees.

In 2018, I parked the booktruck there because I was attending a pop up market. Vendors were set up inside Maina’s, and . I had been asked to bring the booktruck and park out front. Eager to take Daisy anywhere, I said yes. But it was October and the temperature was too cold to be outside, so it was a non-event for this bookseller.

I closed the truck and visited the inside market vendors. Bought a leather bracelet from that I am wearing right now.

Then I saw next to Maina’s a vacant space. I put my face closer to the window and cupped my cold hands around my eyes to see inside better. I took photos of the exterior and texted Hubs “do you think one day we can get an address as well as a licence plate?” We checked out the space, determined that it was far too big and we had no right to be that ambitious so early. A bookshop on wheels was risky enough.

Fast forward to 2022 and I was doing deliveries in Beaumont and saw that the space was still vacant. On Main St. In a beautiful building with great companion businesses. And we were considering a second location. 🤔

Now we call it home.

Seeing the film props truck in front of my store took me right back to the wide-eyed dreamer with her cold hands cupped around her eyes, wondering if it could possibly work.

I looked down at the bracelet on my wrist, shook my head, and took this photo. It’s an incredible adventure to not know what the next chapter holds.”