Yesterday was pretty excellent, though!
1. I began listening to Peter Pan on my way to work. I had never actually read the original, though of course I've been exposed to the story secondhand many times - Disney's cartoon, Hook, Finding Neverland, and so on and so on. The book itself is just charming. I love the way Barrie writes about the parents, with childlike misconception-fantasy. The description of Wendy's mother:
She was a lovely lady, with a romantic mind and such a sweet mocking mouth. Her romantic mind was like the tiny boxes, one within the other, that come from the puzzling East, however many you discover there is always one more; and her sweet mocking mouth had one kiss on it that Wendy could never get, though there is was, perfectly conspicuous in the right-hand corner.2. The discovery that Green Apple Bookstore is much closer to places I go every day than I realized. This is possibly the most wonderful used & new bookstore I've ever seen. My first visit there I found used copies of two volumes of poetry I had been seeking for over three years.
3. C., who is in town for the week! She is great for adventuring.
4. Bubble tea. Mmm, chewy tapioca bubbles.
5. Adventuring with C.: we drove down the curvy part of Lombard Street and looked out over the foggy city below. Then we wandered around the piers, visited the sea lions, found the fishermen's chapel, and looked at boats.
6. Back home, we played Bananagrams, which is essentially speed Scrabble. Words are fun.
7. Sleeping under my wonderful fluffy duvet again, warm and cozy.
