Monday, March 26, 2012

Brainstorming

Rainy day bad idea:

Decide to do a big grocery shop at Ralphs, grabbing the umbrella with the broken spokes and wearing the wool coat that soaks up water better than a squeegee, getting stuck standing in the parking lot as an elderly woman in an 80s Lincoln Continental pulls out and then desperately tries to clean her wet glasses with her crocheted shawl as you helplessly watch your cereal boxes get soggier and soggier and you wish that you had included a bottle of scotch on your grocery list.

Rainy day good idea:

Put away the wet groceries, dry off and head over to Charlie's for great coffee, warm atmosphere and cool tunes. (Which is exactly what I did when I was stopped by the train crossing, and noticed this lovely shot.)

10 comments:

Judy Williams said...

I was immediately struck by the complimentary green and red!! The reflection gives such a painterly feel. ;)

Anonymous said...

Love this. Love the words and the picture!

Chrissy Brand said...

Wonderful post that I can relate too. Every cloud has a silver lining...

Chrissy from Manchester: a photo a day at Mancunian Wave

Jason said...

Laurie, write a novel and make it one with pictures. You are so talented its disgusting.

Anonymous said...

Red reflections very cool.

Judy Williams said...

I second what Jason said.

here here!

Dixie Jane said...

"Rainy days and Mondays always get you down." Hooray for Charlie's!

Sally said...

This is wonderful.

Green Guy said...

Third what Jason said.

Laurie Allee said...

Well shucks, now I don't know what to say.

Except thank you. Truly.