I and my husband, friend and partner in life’s adventures went to the bookstore the other day to spend a gift certificate. It was a pretty big store so we split up to pursue our own interests. My last comment to him before he disappeared down another aisle was, “I’m gonna hang out in the cookbook section for a few minutes”. Let the browsing begin!
Almost immediately I heard a very quiet voice say to me, “The cookbook section is a good place to hang out”. It was coming from a young woman sitting on the floor, cross legged, also looking at cookbooks. I agreed with her and told her about my cookbook collecting vice. She was so excited to talk about her recently acquired copy of the “old Betty” [Betty Crocker Cookbook] and was reminiscing about what she had learned about cooking from her mother. She was equally excited to compare and contrast the “old Betty” and the “new Betty” which she had in her hand.
Her excitement was contagious. That brief friendly encounter made my day. Serendipity.
