Better than your average drink coasters We’ve decided to throw a Chinese New Year party this year. Of course we’re a bit behind when it comes to planning, so we’re throwing if after the usual celebrations, which start Jan. 22. But that’s OK. As the wisdom says, it’s the thought […]

Buddy Guy’s Legends The blues seem a fitting way to describe my state this Sunday. No, I’m not really sad. Nothing terrible has happened. I’ve just got those “I put everything off ’til the last minute and now it’s Sunday” Blues. It’s a typical state for me, depending on my […]

I haven’t figured out all the ins and outs of Movable Type yet, obviously, or I wouldn’t be contending with blank pages staring at me periodically. In the interest of keeping things looking neat and tidy around here, I feel the need to at least put something up today to […]

At the time, it felt like I needed it I went to the frame store the other day to get some frames I needed for our kitchen. And I came across this. What a cute plate…especially if you’re a cat lover like me. It’s tough to pass up such a […]

So I wonder how Messrs. Jung and Freud would feel about their reincarnation as finger puppets

Irish Soda Bread with Oatmeal I’m sure it’s the same with everyone during the holiday season. Your schedule gets a bit off track from the norm with all the shopping, baking, wrapping and visiting. Well today I’m happy to welcome back our usual Sunday routine. The theme? Laziness with absolutely […]

Noelle and Dennis’s artwork: Clarendon Hills, Illinois

…short and stout So what do you give a cat lover who drinks way too much tea? If you’re my mom, you give me this very cool teapot. One that’s functional as well as artsy. I never imagined myself as a teapot type of gal before, but when you’re putting […]

Wreath: Michigan and Wacker

Lights in front of the Wrigley Building Today was our team’s day to bring goodies to work. I whipped up a loaf of spinach-feta bread last night, only to have the middle of it fall apart. Too much spinach and feta I guess. Undaunted, I’ll try again tomorrow for Christmas […]

Salvation Army Band: Michigan Ave. I gotta tell ya, Excedrin is my saviour. Blasphemy, eh? Well, if you were still churning away under the auspices of some sort of cold-virus thing and were beset by an annoying headache a couple of hours before a party you were really looking forward […]

Crate & Barrel: Michigan Ave. I always get caught up in the hustle and bustle of the holidays and completely forget that the week after is New Year’s. That said, not much planning goes into our big ring-in-the-new celebration. We’ve had some fun in the past. We rang in 1997 […]