Getting lost is a very good thing! As my friend J says, "A map will only lead you to where others have already been" (a quote that currently graces the top of my blog, making this an especially appropriate entry).Yesterday, we got lost in Marlow, a lovely town in the Thames Valley. It's not a very big place....so it took a considerable effort to lose our spot!
Our first stop was a delightful sandwich cafe, with wonderfully friendly father-and-son Lebanese owners who make fabulous coffee and scrumptious sammidges. Scrambled egg and smoked salmon on a bagel for D, smoked salmon and avocado on a whole-wheat baguette for me. Delicious. (Sorry...no food photo. Plumb forgot.)
After lunch, we strolled and wandered, in search of nothing more than sightseeing, window shopping, interesting photo ops, and the pleasure of each other's company. Curious to see what might be found off the beaten path, we followed our noses through the twists and turns of the narrow streets. Hidden in a tiny walkway, we discovered a lovely pink-blossom- covered fence. What a treasure!
Once we relocated the car (and just in time, only five minutes left on the meter), we spun our wheels through the countryside of Buckinghamshire, enjoying the vistas of green, the bright yellow fields of rapeseed already in full bloom, picturesque 18th-century villages, and the hills and valleys of lovely country roads, overhung with branches not quite in full leaf yet. Really must get back here later in the season.
Go ahead! Get lost! It's good for your soul!
Listening to: Concrete Angel (Martina McBride)
Planning to: Complete my third and final essay this afternoon
2 comments:
That fence covered in pink blossoms is lovely! It is nice to just wander and get lost sometimes. We really should do that more often.
Lost is good when you're not a schedule. And escaping from the schedule for a day is almost as good in its own right. ;)
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