random thoughts – Day 1,199 – (Thursday) – nice

Downtown flower box.

It didn’t rain today and the sun was out. It was a great day. Very nice.

The brick buildings on Middle Street were bathed in evening sunlight when I arrived downtown after work for Book Club. Small brown birds bathed in the fountain on Shattuck Street. Flowers bloomed in the window box at the law office on the corner of Middle and Shattuck Streets.

Being a beautiful evening, Book Club met at the Warp and Weft outdoor seating area where we enjoyed fresh air and sunshine with our beverages, appetizers, and book discussion. 

We all liked the book, Once Upon a Wardrobe, although to varying degrees. Two of us who had never read C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe thought the book club selection was “nice.” A couple who had read Lewis’s book loved the book club title.

It was a leisurely read. The story is unhurried, there is no urgency, and it was a nice respite from the craziness of the world today. And since reading Once Upon a Wardrobe, I want to read the Lewis book. It can go on the always growing list of stuff waiting to be read. 

I wish I could have the summers off to sit around and read all day, every day like when I was young. Or maybe just retire and read for pleasure all day. Sigh. Someday. It's going to be so nice.