Atlanta, Part the Second - Scenic Decatur
Woke up feeling under the weather and decided that I had one major expedition in me today, not two, and the Emory University events were just far enough away to be inconvenient. So I settled for gadding about Decatur. Thus far, it seems to be a nice little college town, with its own eccentricities. I stopped by McKinney's Apothecary where the gentleman helping me was determined to save me from myself. Apparently, I didn't really want the cold medication I requested, what with it having pseudoephedrine in it and all. I suppose it's the desire to tweak that comes off me in waves (this is more hilarious if you've ever actually met/seen me). I'm pretty sure that my odds of setting up a meth lab with 2 packages of pills were rather low, but I was spared that particular danger. He also managed to not include the Dayquil in my bag when I left and I didn't realize it until later.Urgh. Not so pleased with that.
From there, I walked over to Books Again, which is a really swell used bookstore on the outskirts of downtown. There I acquired Jane Rule's Lesbian Images, Max Beerbohm's Zuleika Dobson and Thomas Bullfinch's Legends of Charlemagne, illustrated by N.C. Wyeth. The last was not hideously expensive, seeing as the binding's a bit rough. But it's bound in signatures so it will make for excellent re-binding fun for my spouse when I get it home. Plus the pix - extraordinarily gorgeous. I also stopped by the Decatur Market (an artist's co-op) for the obligatory new earrings from place not previously visited; these are fused glass and very shiny and pretty.
From there, it was on to Cafe Alsace for an interesting French lunch. The goat cheese quiche was to die for, in a good way. Though I managed to acquire French onion soup, which I do not like at all as a rule (this was better than most), instead of salad. Just my day for being not comprehensible, I suppose. Post lunch, I went to Mingei, which is a fab fair trade gift store. There I picked up some Arghand Soap, which smells lovely, looks like river stones and is made by a worker's co-op in Kandahar, Afghanistan, as well a lovely little box covered in surrealist art created by an artist in Mexico City. Grabbed a dinner sandwich at the Java Monkey, which is hosting various AQLF events this weekend and am resting up before heading to SW Atlanta for the Alice Walker/Pearl Cleage/Indigo Girls event tonight. More on that post concert.
From there, I walked over to Books Again, which is a really swell used bookstore on the outskirts of downtown. There I acquired Jane Rule's Lesbian Images, Max Beerbohm's Zuleika Dobson and Thomas Bullfinch's Legends of Charlemagne, illustrated by N.C. Wyeth. The last was not hideously expensive, seeing as the binding's a bit rough. But it's bound in signatures so it will make for excellent re-binding fun for my spouse when I get it home. Plus the pix - extraordinarily gorgeous. I also stopped by the Decatur Market (an artist's co-op) for the obligatory new earrings from place not previously visited; these are fused glass and very shiny and pretty.
From there, it was on to Cafe Alsace for an interesting French lunch. The goat cheese quiche was to die for, in a good way. Though I managed to acquire French onion soup, which I do not like at all as a rule (this was better than most), instead of salad. Just my day for being not comprehensible, I suppose. Post lunch, I went to Mingei, which is a fab fair trade gift store. There I picked up some Arghand Soap, which smells lovely, looks like river stones and is made by a worker's co-op in Kandahar, Afghanistan, as well a lovely little box covered in surrealist art created by an artist in Mexico City. Grabbed a dinner sandwich at the Java Monkey, which is hosting various AQLF events this weekend and am resting up before heading to SW Atlanta for the Alice Walker/Pearl Cleage/Indigo Girls event tonight. More on that post concert.