Time... Time... Time!

Alright, 10:30 am is not a good time to try and get into a Starbucks... anywhere!! My regular one was full... and the one here in Indigo is not exactly empty. I am sitting in one of their lounger chairs which is not ideal for typing. My shoulders are up around my ears and that is never a good thing for neck muscles! But... I am here... and trying not to complain! I have a hot chocolate and life is good. I am surrounded by books... everywhere books... and that is a soothing thing as well. I love the look of books. love the feel of books. Love the sense of the unknown that I experience in books! There are so many books out there and each of them holds a tiny universe enclosed within its pages... some connection with the eternal well of inspiration. Each author has drunk from that well and created something that is unique. I want to read all these books... and know that that will never be a possibility. But, it is an exciting thing to see them all out there... This morning, when I came here to Indigo's, the Starbuks tables were full of mothers with their little ones, toddlers who can barely walk. Was there a reading hour here this morning? Something for mothers and their children? Is there perhaps a mom and tots walking group that converges here? Who knows... It is heartening though, to see so many little ones running around, picking books off of shelves and trying to get their mothers to buy them. Clearly, they have connected with the idea that there is a world to be discovered in the pages of each book... and they are natural born explorers and want to venture forth on that journey of discovery! They say that with the internet and e-books, that paperbooks will disappear... Perhaps... perhaps not... There is something wondrous in openning a book and turning the pages... something that no electronic method has yet surpassed!