"Here, if you get in the car and drive, it's a cinch that you'll end up somewhere beautiful. And it'll be beautiful all along the way. Another reason I like living here. I used to go for long drives all the time. I haven't, in far too long. Pack a picnic lunch, spend the whole day out, maybe stay over in a bed and breakfast. Visit all sorts of little art shops and flea markets. Make a weekend of it."
His voice sounded a little wistful to his own ears, and he blinked and eased the memory to the back of his mind. Oh, well.
"If you like to read, I can recommend a good bookstore. Grace, the wife of my running partner, owns it. The Well Fed Head. I think that she has book discussion groups a couple times a week, though I'm not certain which days. It's easy enough to find out." He flashed her a quick grin. "Like me, she's rather...chatty."