Friday (well Saturday too) was the most beautiful day, sunny and low 70's. I was off work, so we decided to take a ride to the
Book Barn in Niantic, Connecticut. It was our first time there, but it won't be our last. It's located in the quaint seaside town of Niantic, and between its (3) locations (all within a mile of each other), they have nearly 500,000 books.
What is so cool about this main location is that the books are mostly outdoors, in shed-like lockers which can be closed up at night or in bad weather. There are also other barn-like buildings, where special collections can be found.
But one of my favorite things, besides the books of course, was the relaxed garden like setting, with plants, trees, benches along various paths, as well as several
friendly cats roaming about.
There is also a large home set back on the property, so I'm guessing these cats belong to the owners of the Book Barn who live on the property.
Now the last thing I need is more books, so although I browsed, I used discipline and only bought (1) book. It was a hard cover copy of
Kings of the Earth; Jon Clinch
, which I have wanted to read for some time - $4.00. My husband bought a Babe Ruth book.
(The little guy in the above photo assisted our cashier).
After we finished browsing we stopped for a fresh seafood lunch at
Skippers, with outside water views. It was delicious. A perfect Day.
