Friday was Janet's birthday, so we headed out of town for the day. We both like Manchester, down in southern Vermont, and so this has become our go-to place for close getaways. Mainly, I was taking her there to treat her at Northshire Bookstore, but also to grab a great meal. It was an absolutely lovely time, and we're already talking about what we'll be doing on her birthday in Sicily next year.
I've never really been a Bed and Breakfast type, although the Inn at Ormsby Hill was nice.
I ended up sitting out here in the living room reading to my heart's content. They had a wonderful collection of books. I don't think they left the great books in the Library so that the patrons in the other room could enjoy them.
We stay in what was called the Library, although all the really nice books were out in the living room. The book in the Library room were mainly there for aesthetic effect, although, if you're a book lover, it was a nice room.
The Mystico Italian restaurant is our default choice in Manchester, and, as always, the meal was fantastic. Plus, it's like a hundred feet from Northshire Bookstore. Most importantly, my lovely wife had a wonderful time.
Janet's directions were to select as many books as she wanted, and I kept sending her back to get more. She had just finished the Donna Leon Brunetti series, so she picked up Leon's book about writing and her life in Venice.
And, somehow, I walked away with three books, as usual, raiding the New York Review of Books series.
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