I love Northern California :). Yesterday morning, I had a lovely walk downtown after church. There are so many book stores--- including a used one with still decent looking books for really cheap. I lounged around the children's book section, receiving all sorts of upward glances from heads several feet below mine. I was looking for Louis Sachar books that I've been told I should read: like "There's a boy in the girl's bathroom" and "Holes", but to no avail. Instead I found copies of the Winnie the Pooh books, which were so cute and charming I had to get them.


I had lunch outside at a Thai restaurant. I was very impressed by how there were freshly cut orchids at every table (fake flowers are my pet peeve, and orchids are my favorite flower). And the food was magnificent, there was a delicious breeze, and oh! yes, I enjoyed it very much.