Today being so beautiful and with myself in fine spirits after a wonderful weekend, I decided to take my lunch at the classically inspired Garden Restaurant at the Art Institute; something I’ve done a few times in the past but it has been a few years. Alas, one now has to pay admission to the museum to get to that particular restaurant. However, a new restaurant above the Modern Wing is accessible and also a lovely spot to splurge for lunch. So with book in hand I enjoyed a lovely cold soup and some eggplant “fries” with yogurt sauce. At one point I left my table for a moment and returned to find a lovely little butterfly taking a rest on the strap of my work bag. For about ten minutes it just sat there, taking in the scenery and opening and closing its wings.
I’m still smiling. It’s the little things in life.
