Category Archives: miscellany

Instead, a treat

It was 65 in Chicago on Monday! An early spring day, complete with a tornado watch. (oh joy.) So not normal for January 7 …. I even walked the dog wearing my Keen “Bali” summer sandals. Supposedly, it’s back to reality this afternoon. The funny thing is, this week in NYC, it’s the NYTimes’ Arts […]

Time for Resolutions

Happy New Year! I enjoyed my two-week break, but was also itching to “get back.” It’s been quite warm in Chicago over the weekend, giving us a taste of spring, before we’re thrust back into the reality that winter still has a loooong way to go around here. My resolution for 2007 was “To do […]

Holiday Reminder

Tomorrow will be my last post for the year. One last “Friday Flickr Five” and it’s off for two weeks of revelry. Of course, my mind is already thinking about potential resolutions. (Sorry – I can’t help it. I think ahead.) But more of that in January. For today, I’d like to boldly suggest a […]

Cakespy

Hello, and Happy Monday morning. Our “weekend in the city” got tabled, since Chicago was hit with more snow on Saturday. I think we got another six inches, so we passed on the potential 2 1/2 hour drive this time around.  Instead, we had dinner at a cozy local Italian restaurant, since I was craving […]

They beat me to it

…. but that doesn’t mean I’m not still doing it! In January, I’m planning to feature items in my personal “Hall of Fame”. Could be lipgloss, could be shampoo, could be shoes, could be stationery :) Right now, the focus is bottle reduction (once again) and I’m really, really trying to pare down the “stuff” […]