Last year’s festive addition to the fireplace Every year it’s the same. I’m practically foaming at the mouth in anticipation of unearthing the holiday decorations. I can hardly wait for Thanksgiving to come and go so I can go through my ever-multiplying boxes of cheery yuletide joy. My Lang & […]
Gobble, gobble!
Lions fans had a lot to be thankful for this year Well, Turkey Day came and went. I never really got a chance to prepare. Good think we went to my mom’s this year. We lugged along the pumpkin pie, a rice pilaf that totally broke with the normal fare, […]
The one in which I wake up with an unexplained hangover
Leaving Billy’s and returning to the vehicle I’ll be the first to admit when I deserve something. Say if I drank way too much, got tipsy and annoying, and then woke up the next morning with a hangover. I would think I deserved it. Sure. But the fact is, on […]
Expressing my thanks…
Fall berries in the front yard My husband doesn’t always think I’m appreciative enough of the things he does for me. So I thought I’d broadcast my gratitude for some of his recent good deeds. Thank you, honey for: Filling up the gas tank in my car the other night […]
1 out of 5 drivers knows how to operate a vehicle
What happens when you leave a poor, defenseless pumpkin on the front stoop I’m pretty sure my biggest pet peeve has to do with other drivers. Yes, I make mistakes on occasion. Everyone does. But don’t you sometimes wonder about the majority of the driver’s license holders who share the […]
Shopping in a winter wonderland
Chicago: May 2003 I loved Chicago in the summer. Scott and I used to walk everywhere, exploring the different neighborhoods. We biked along the lake, I sometimes sneaked ice cream cones when I disembarked at the Addison el stop, we sat outside at Southport Lanes after softball eating grilled cheese […]
Skinny wrists
New bracelets from Catching Fireflies and Pepperberry Mom came up for a pre-holiday shopping jaunt. Our retail targets today were “stuff” stores. You know, the kind of places with loads of candles, ornaments and the like. I think we hit ten of them in the GR area. I found a […]