drive

The weather has been quite snowy lately-well, very snowy and windy and icy and cold.  I've been spending lots of time inside, in the house with a few walks around but not many chances to get out, get away-and not really 'get away' but 'go to'-yes, that's right.  So, a couple of nights ago, I decided to go for a drive into the city to look around, have some coffee and well, see the sights and maybe a few apartments, houses and neighborhoods.  The drive down was lovely and luckily the coffee shop wasn't too crowded - there was a spot to sit, people watch and play around on my Mac for a while.  Quite different from the few days I spent at the same shop this summer, during the day with people coming in and out frequently. Most kept to themselves or chatted quietly with a friend.  After finishing my coffee, I drove around, getting a feel for certain streets and weird, foreign thoughts came-Where would I park if I lived there?  Who would my neighbors be? Would I walk to do laundry? Could I live in a large building or a house? Ride my bike? I haven't thought things like that in so long-city things I suppose.