June 2, 2010

tables at a nice cafe

taken with contax-rts

when do you go to a cafe?
well, i mean "in what situation" do you go to a cafe?
when you are out and have to have lunch, so go there incidentally?
when you have a meeting on your business with your client or vendor?
or when you meet up with your close friend?

as for me, because i'm a housewife, i have no clients nor vendors.
and, i probably shouldn't tell this in a loud voice, but i don't have many friend who i meet up with at a cafe. ;P (oh, don't worry about that,please! i'm very happy to be alone with my two cats in my home. i think i've loved to be alone as much as i'm with a few close friends since i was a child.)
so, i rather go there when i just want to adore their furniture, pretty and well-used dishes, mugs and silverware, the table which has a mess made by someone already left.
i just love to sit there and look around all through the cafe.

of course, i order something to eat and drink, but i'm not sure if i really like the food at a cafe.
sometimes it's difficult to find something i can or want to eat, once in a while the food contains a lot of sugar and oil, and most of the time the dishes are lack of greens. (especially here in the u.s.)
so, i'm really not sure if i like the food at a cafe.
i think i prefer the food i fix by myself, maybe.

but, but...
think about the occasion like this.
you woke up rather early in the morning on saturday.
you've already finished your breakfast and some essential chores, and the sun is whispering you " you'd better do something fun."
so, you start to think about what to do on this pretty day.
you may be better to move your body vigorously, but you're not just in the mood to do so.
and you want to go somewhere possibly gives you some good stimulus and inspiration, but you aren't unfortunately able to come up with any good idea.
then.
what do you think of going to your favorite cafe?
you don't want to waste your pretty saturday just stuck in your home, right?
just going out of home and going somewhere you can see people is very good for you.
if you want, you can pick up your favorite camera and carry with you.
taking some pictures of something that gives you tiny happiness must be so much pleasure. :))

i have 2~3 favorite cafes in my town, not much selections.
so i took kind of same pictures always, but they slightly change depend on the season and the weather.
brightness inside a cafe and the color and the thickness of clothes people wear changes, don't they?
and this is one of ways how i enjoy 4 seasons and all weather in this small town. :))


dear my favorite cafes,
thank you for entertaining me always.
i've loved you so much just because you are always there.
thank you and love you :D
sincerely yours,
tomily

6 comments:

akanée said...

At the first sight I was, and my eyes were, attracted to the chair in the front. It is soooo lovely with the back used to the lovely nuance, to be deep brown.

I myself love going to a cafe alone, too; I can enjoy the time as much as I like then. Of course chatting with friends is nice and enjoyable, but I prefer spending time by myself in my favorite cafe.
I want my dream cafe around the corner:))

Adiós:)

Jen said...

unfortunately, there aren't many good cafes here. or i just haven't found them all yet. i find cafes to be a bit too expensive at times and know i can make a better coffee and sandwich at home.

maybe i should try going more for the people watching than anything else.

tomily said...

>hi, akane-chin :))
oh, you're sooo you!!
i mean, being drawn to front chairs show how much you are you!!
yeah, these high chairs are terribly nice.
so is the long high table settled in the center of those lovely chairs.
i really love to sit this cozy high chair and swing my feet!

i know that you said so; you love going to a cafe alone :))
yeah, my ultimate dream is having my own cafe somewhere time flows very slowly. (cuba? ;P)
i always dream that and for now i've been investigating what taste of cafe should i have in future.
so, going to a cafe is kind of my necessity to be done preliminary ;P

Y said...

How fantastic. I love the idea of having a favourite cafe that makes you feel at home.

tomily said...

hi, Y :))
i'm so glad to talk to you again!

you're right!
being able to feel at home at a cafe is the most important point for a cafe when it becomes to be a favorite cafe.
being comfortable, and still having proper amount of stimuli is also necessary :))

tomily said...

>jennifer,
i know what you're saying!
i prefer a cup of coffee, sandwich, a bowl of oatmeal, ... and so on, prepared at home, too.
as i know our taste and right portion, i feel same as you.
that's why i always hesitate to go to cafe.

and i finally got a conclusion like this.
i go to cafe because i want to watch the world outside of my castle, not because want to eat something fancy or pretty ;))