January 27, 2008

The Library on Leonard Street


For some reason, parts of my not so distant past are slightly blurred. In some instances, distant memories linger, usually somewhat insignificant occurrences.Mostly, all I can remember are little pieces of time, that to the younger me were just boring, however, looking back I can see that they were the times that made me who I am today.
The house on Leonard Street was beautiful. It was white, two stories and it even had a basement. The rooms were large and they all seemed to have, at least in my slightly distorted younger mind, huge lighting fixtures. I think that they may have been smaller, but we can pretend. Large window in every room allowed the natural light to come in and take over. I remember the huge basement with the green concrete floors. My brother and I would put on our roller skates and race each other around the room. We thought we were something special.
Out of all the things that I remember about that house, the library is the most prominent. You see, my Grandma lived with us, we both had our own rooms, but I really don't even remember what my room looked like, but I could tell you every detail about that library. Book shelves lined the walls, the were slightly higher than floor level. The two carpeted steps leading to the shelves were well worn. There were two sofas in our library, both white with blue vertical stripes. Mamaw and I lived in that library. It was our home. That's why I can't remember our rooms, I can't quite recall the kitchen or the living room. That library, however, was amazing. Hank the Cowdog. I don't know if you ever read those, I really don't even remember what they were about, I think Hank may have been a detective dog. That's not what was important though. That library, in the huge, white house on Leonard Street was my favorite room out of any house that we have ever lived in. That room had the largest impact on the person I have become because that is where my love of books really began.

2 comments:

Aedh said...

That sort of library would be my dream. I have always loved books, and to have a collection like that around all the time would be phenomenal.

Monda said...

Those are the sort of room we remember and then try to recreate in every house we live in.

Just wait and see. You'll do it.