Saturday, June 16, 2007

Library Adventure

We were late getting out of the house and only just got to the dump in time to deposit the smelly chickeny garbage that needed to get out of the kitchen. And then on to the library. I was just about finished with the last book I had at home and needed further reading for the weekend. As we left the parked car, I realized that I did not have my Vest Pocket Brief Case with me. This handy little convenience carries index cards in three separate pockets and on the outside has flaps that hold an inserted card upon which to write. This is a memory jogger, a place to keep lists -- like my book list, a "to do" list, a "to buy" list, and any other ol' thing that pops into my mind that I don't want to forget. I keep the book list and "buy" list in there all the time. AND in the outside pocket with the fresh index cards, I keep my library card.


Having to deal with only pulled up stored brain memory was difficult. There was an author I wanted to revisit as I have already read two of her mysteries but I could not remember her name nor the names of the two books I had read. This is exactly why I carry the Pocket Brief Case in my purse.


I meandered around the library like a lost soul. But meandering is good. I browsed through the just off the rental shelf section. And there was a book with the title that I had read years ago. But this was a NEW book. I pulled it off the shelf and ran my hand over the delightful cover and read the complete title: The Last Unicorn: The Lost Version, by Peter S. Beagle. I read the first couple of sentences of the first chapter and fell in love with the book all over again. This will be a delightful read.