Done with her shopping, she glanced at her watch. 15 minutes till the next bus.
Can she make it in time?
She darted into the library, strode to the ‘Just Returned’ section with the practiced gait of a regular. There nestled books waiting to be picked up.
Aah, there were some interesting ones. Grabbed three and rushed to the issuing machine.
Job done with minutes to spare. Just in time for the bus, with the comforting, satisfying weight of the books in her backpack. Books just waiting to be savored, waiting to get lost in. Pure bliss. Food for the soul.
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I agree….nothing like being able to sink into a great read to refresh the being….! Great read.
I know, it is such bliss, isn’t it? Welcome here, Preeti.
Nothing like books to feed the soul, isn’t it? Nice. 🙂
Food for the soul, can only be books for me:) Welcome here, Jyothi.
Sigh! glad she got them :):)
I’m glad too 🙂
Ah! The number of times I have done that! 🙂
🙂 I can imagine 🙂
Cookery books, eh? Now, thats literally food for the soul ! 😛
🙂 Not if you only read them, and not implement them:)
He he perfect food for the soul 😉
🙂 I loved your prompt, Meena 🙂
Its the same situation here except I try to get to library on saturdays before it closes for the week (to collect books ordered). Now, I’m going to look in the “returned books” section too! Btw, did you see “Playing by the book”‘s blog about the Julia Donaldson exhibition at the Birmingham Art museum? Is your daughter too old for it? I’m hoping to go there before it ends (Nov.).
My daughter might be too old for it. But if you are in the neighbourhood, we could meet!
Thank you, I’ll let you know. My son still talks about Julia Donaldson as his favourite author so he should still be interested. I’m planning for end of september when going to school is almost routine and a trip to the museum should cheer us up :).
Great:)
That’s just perfect!! 🙂
Nothing better than books as soul-food !
That’s how it is for me too, Pix:)
Reading is pure bliss. I do the same:)
Welcome here, Vishal. Same pinch:)
I love this and reading! Books are definitely food for the soul!! Well done!
Perfect food for the soul…lovely
You know its that fresh smell of the pages just out of print that gets one intoxicated. Very nice!
Aha! Books are my soul for food too!! Loved this piece! 🙂
A good book is definitely food for the soul. Curled up in a comfy sofa on a rainy day, sipping a cup of chai and reading a good book is bliss.
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