So this is unfinished coziness, but I left off because I got distracted. So many books in perspective and a mug of tea aren’t there. Yet, maybe. Or maybe not, because sketchbook.<\/p>\n
I really want to hang out in the library as pictured in Downtown Abbey<\/em>. For weeks. Ahhh…..\u00a0<\/p>\n Also, this is what I do in bookstores too (yes, I take off my shoes although I don’t wear bulky socks much), much to the impatience of most of my companions.\u00a0<\/p>\n (Why do the colors come out so WEIRD on a white paper, ordinary HB \/ 2B pencil, iPhone, mixed lighting… oh wait…)\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" So this is unfinished coziness, but I left off because I got distracted. So many books in perspective and a mug of tea aren’t there. Yet, maybe. Or maybe not, because sketchbook. I really want to hang out in the library as pictured in Downtown Abbey. For weeks. 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