In November while in upstate New York, we took a small afternoon trip to Saratoga Springs, a small, relatively affluent college town near where @seanbala grew up. We made two stops. One was Lyrical Ballad Bookstore. It was an amazing warren of shelves and lots of old books, maps, newspapers, and pictures. Funny thing is that even though he grew up here, this was Sean's first time going!
@seanbala@bookstodon Afterwards, we went to Uncommon Ground, a local coffee shop that makes its own bagels and roasts its own coffee. We got one of the best mochas we've had in a long time and a bagel with some schmear. Worth checking out if you ever visit!
@seanbala read a book while @dohappybelove did some painting. A good afternoon that we needed at that moment.
A delightful “Coffee Cantata” from the Netherlands Bach Society to accompany the many cups I’ll need today.
JS Bach, BWV 211 ‘Schweight stille, plaudert nicht’ (‘Be still, stop chattering’)
“If I couldn't three times a day, be allowed to drink my little cup of coffee, in my anguish,
I will turn into a shriveled-up roast goat. …more delicious than a thousand kisses, milder than muscatel wine." @coffee#coffee#classicalmusic@classicalmusic