Pursuing a favorite pastime.

Wandering aimlessly. Through small towns. With  my Italian true love. And her friend Giovanna. It’s become my favorite pastime. Great company. And good times. Yesterday. It was Cambridge. No, not the famous town in England. But eastern Minnesota. Off the beaten track. Away from the freeways. Where several thousand souls call Cambridge their home.  The outskirts have been taken over by big box stores. But Cambridge still has a flourishing downtown. Nice little homey businesses. Herman’s Bakery. Where I latched on to peach strudel, cinnamon and walnut caramel breads and apple kolacky. Then a visit for lunch. At the People’s Café. Where we engaged in conversation for several hours.  And had homemade soup and an afternoon breakfast. The café was too cold for the Italian lasses. I like cool, cool air-conditioning. But the waitress turned off the cold air flow. For a while.  To accommodate the Italian visitors.  All in all, it was a pretty cool day. Pursuing a favorite pastime. For all of us, really. –Jim Broede