Book-wrapt at the Cs

A question has been asked, “how many books does it take to make a place feel like home”? Reid Byers, a computer systems architect and who coined the term “book-wrapt”, posits that it is 1,000. He hedged however, that “500 hundred books will ensure that a room will begin to feel like a library”.  Byers added that: “Entering a library should feel like easing into a hot tub, strolling into a magic store, emerging into the orchestra pit, or entering a chamber of curiosities, the club, the circus, or cabin on an outbound yacht, the house of an old friend. It is a setting forth, and it is coming back to the centre.”

Byers spoke gospel truth. It is a perilous thing visiting the Cs. I run my fingers through their books. I ease myself into one of their couches. I am lulled by the breeze, by the chirping of the birds. I can stay here forever, chatting with them, nursing a drink or two. Or three.

 

But I see that my lovely husband is exhausted. Today is Australia Day.  We left early this morning to go to the beach, 80 kilometres from where we live. My son is also not-so-gently tugging at my arm. It is still about another hour drive to get home. I promise the Cs that I’ll be back.

Blessed are those who have friends who share their peculiarities.