Courageous, Gutsy, or Just Plain Nutsy?

February 6, 2023

“Are you saving this seat for your husband?” “Are you expecting someone?” “Who are you traveling with?” I was asked …

Wintering in AZ

March 14, 2022

I’m getting ready to say goodbye to my winter hideout in AZ; in a few weeks, I’ll be heading home …

December 25, 2021

from my house to your house! All the way from my snowy front yard to my sunny one! Remember the …

June 22, 2013

September 2, 2012

During the aftermath of Isaac in Chicago, a haze of humidity and heat, my husband and I took a walk …

June 30, 2012

Today I’m thinking of my acronym for the names of streets north of the Chicago River that cross Michigan Avenue. …

April 8, 2012

A tranquil place to contemplate the meaning of Easter is the famed Graceland Cemetery in Chicago. Opened in 1860, it …

November 25, 2011

Our loved and respected former First Lady of Illinois Maggie Daley passed away yesterday from complications related to metastatic breast …

November 25, 2011

November 17, 2011

Caring Lessons Now (CLN) #2 In sixty-two days, I’ll be seventy. No longer do my peers talk about babies, weddings, …