Private painting party for 10. Instructors teach paintings through an easy to follow step-by-step process. These words attracted me to this silent auction item at the recent Mental Health America of Illinois benefit in Chicago. I couldn’t pass it up. Ever since my failed attempt at creating apples that looked like apples (and not flat …
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Oh, how I loved hearing Mr. Rogers sing his song. It meant peace and quiet for a half hour as my two toddlers settled down to spend time with this gentle psychologist-turned-TV neighbor. Today, as I was walking back from a Metra ride to a northern suburb for a writing class, the phrase started singing …
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Marv and I walked along the Chicago River today to Navy Pier. I missed my grandkids! (And their parents!) When they're in town, they always like the ice cream, the hotdogs, the hamburgs, the popcorn, the crowds. And they tolerate my excitement at seeing building cranes on our walk home. This is a find Waldo …
During the aftermath of Isaac in Chicago, a haze of humidity and heat, my husband and I took a walk today along the Chicago River. Sightseeing boats filled with tourists. Building cranes signifying hope. Brave kayakers avoiding the tour boats. Refreshing waterfalls. Deserted walkways. Crowded walkways. Lines of people. A delightful, if sultry, walk compared …
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Yesterday, Marv and took the bus up to Oak Street Beach and caught the Blue Angels practicing for the Air and Water Show that is on today and tomorrow from 10-3. Come on down!
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 …
A somber tribute: thirty-two hundred flags attached to white poles slipped over thirty-two hundred strips of rebar that are placed in checkered squares.
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