I'm happy to repost my friend Marianna's account of our recent Chicago weekend. We had to repeat last year's trip to Printers Row Lit Fest, minus my face plant on Michigan Avenue, so we'd replace the unpleasant memories of that earlier trip. We had a marvelous time! Back to Chicago: A Second Chance My friend Lois …
Continue reading Catching up! A Repeat Chicago Trip and a Move
Who or what else could M be for? None other than my late husband. Especially since I’m writing this at O’Hare on my layover home from Michigan. It’s about a 3000-step walk from where we landed to the distant concourse and gate that will take me home to SD. I’ve picked out just three of …
Fog blanketed our bus last week as we rode to see The Merry Wives of Windsor at Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier. Where thousands throng in summer, ice chunks float in winter. Top -- looking south from the north side of the pier; middle -- looking west toward the city; bottom -- looking south from …
Continue reading Views from Navy Pier, Chicago – December 2013
“Don’t tell me you are still itching,” a friend said yesterday. “That is just terrible! What’s been happening?” I’d not seen her in a month, and while she was off gallivanting across the world, I was continuing my journey from one doctor to another. As a retired nurse, I ask myself, every minute, What if …
The only thing I know is that I don't know. A thought attributed to Plato or Socrates (From my notes the last day of class, June 4, 2013)Today I want to give thanks for the University of Chicago's Basic Program of Liberal Education for Adults. And thanks for retirement years to be able to do …
Continue reading U of Chicago – Degree and Certificate Program Convocation Ceremony – 2013
Shootings in Chicago make national news. Snow kindness does not. It rarely even makes local news, except for the occasional gratitude letter to the editor about someone returning home to find his or her walkway shoveled. But my friend and I experienced a heartwarming degree of snow kindness last week, the day we had six …
Today I'm thinking of my acronym for the names of streets north of the Chicago River that cross Michigan Avenue. I Go Out On Every Hot Saturday to Chicago. Which I did. I went out on this HOT Saturday (90 degrees) in Chicago, along with hundreds of others, to the Gold Coast Art Fair. My …
We had a record-breaking 95 degrees today here in Chicago. To stave off the heat, we took the bus up to Oak Street Beach. We arrived fully clothed, but Lake Michigan worked its magic. My husband could not resist. After his swim, we munched on tasty tacos at the beach. Enjoy the city scenery with …
In the slideshow below, follow Marv and me as we walked from the greening (dyeing) of the Chicago River, past a lone bird's nest in barren branches, past the hopeful sign of new construction, through Mariano's grocery, to a final shot from our terrace of the start of the parade. Come on over. The door …
Continue reading Chicago – St. Patrick’s Day – 2012 – Slideshow
I'm attending the AWP Conference & Bookfair for three days this week. Long days! AWP stands for the Association of Writers and Writing Programs. Sessions are 75 minutes long, back-to-back all day. They're held at the Chicago Hilton and the Palmer House Hilton. Shuttles run between these two ornately beautiful hotels As a nurse, I've …
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