The park where I run-Parco della Cascine
Always filled with grandfather's and their grandchildren, new families, groups of older men running like the wind while I huff and puff, children on roller blades, bike riders, marathon runners, strollers, readers, lovers, soccer players, observers...
good company
September 29th 2004 Monday, September 27th
* I found another friend, and we spent a few tranquil hours getting to know one another at the Parco Cascine this afternoon. My friend, a good book, gives me an excuse to lounge on a bench, with the afternoon sun warming my back, and my mind flirting with another world. Any good book is good company, the kind of companionship that gives you permission to buy a piece of choc
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