I'd been interested in eating at Bertucci's, which is diagonally across from South Market. The pizza we had doesn't seem to be on their online menu, but it had zucchini, mushroom, onion and tomato (no tomato sauce). I guess cooking in those famous brick ovens takes longer, but we distracted ourselves with unlimited salad a warm, freshly-baked rolls. I'd eat there again, but not on a day when I wanted the 3:43 Commuter Rail back home.
After lunch we went to Commonwealth Books in Boston, and I scored big time! To understand the significance of my purchase, you need to let me take you back 33 years to my Junior year in college. Back then, for my Victorian Literature class (my favorite class in college), I wrote a paper comparing the love letters between Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning to selected sonnets from Elizabeth's book, Love Songs of the Portuguese. I hated returning that book of letters! Over the years, I've thought of it longingly, but didn't remember its title.
So, Tuesday at the bookstore I asked for a biography of Robert Browning, and the guy showed me a two-volume set if the complete letters between Robert and Elizabeth. Hey...even better than the book I'd used in college, don't you think? At first he wanted $60, but when I said I couldn't afford that, he offered it to me for $45.
Once he reduced the price, I realized how much I'd regret passing up such a purchase, so I said yes. Once I made the decision, I've been very happy! I'm looking forward to reading them this winter...this time without the pressure of having to write a term paper.
Our Boston Adventure Tuesday wasn't our usual type of adventure, but it was most satisfactory. Then again, how many of our adventures are usual?
