Category Archives: living

D is for Demolition, Delivery, and Diana Sudyka

Here we go! Today is demolition of the current kitchen, running concurrent with delivery of new cabinets. I think both parties are arriving at 9:30 am. (It figures, right?) The new cabinets are going into the garage for a bit while we clear out the space, and relocate the refrigerator, microwave and most important, coffee […]

Summer Reading “Needs”

On Friday morning, I spent some time walking around downtown Lake Forest (one of my favorite places to wander, by the way). I picked up lots of berries at my favorite market, stopped at the florist for some flowers (pictured above – more ranunculus) and then wandered into the bookstore to see what was new. […]

No surprise: I love Wedding Style Guide

Hello! Hope you all had a lovely Mother’s Day weekend. Our Sunday was rainy and windy, so there was no Mother’s Day soccer game, but that just means a rescheduled game. My husband treated me to Starbucks for breakfast – venti skim misto and a doughnut – he went and picked everything up. I love […]

Need gift?

Wednesday was an incredibly long day. Lots of rain; lots of drama. All part of being a mom. Which makes for a great segue: Are you still looking for a Mother’s Day gift? (Three days to go, but who’s counting?) May I offer the following as good jumping off points for your last minute gifting: […]

My newest magazine fav

love this cover: don’t you want a slice of pie right now? Here’s the thing: I’m thinking a lot about our upcoming kitchen remodel. Excited, yet nervous. And I must confess, I’m not the biggest cook who ever walked the aisles of Super Target. I’m better known for memorizing and obsessing over take-out menus (Did […]