Summer always feels short, and there are always things we wish we had done when the weather was just right, regardless of the season. This picture might be surprising to a lot of people who have an idea of what life is like in a big northern city,...
Well, I sort of stayed home in August. One quick day trip from Chicago over to Grand Rapids to attend a quilt exhibit and show. Great inspiration pieces and a great opportunity to do a little exhibit hall shopping as usual. This was the...
It’s hard to believe a year ago I didn’t own a car, hadn’t owned one for five years, and now we have over 20,000 miles on our little Accord. July was another cross-country month, starting with a quick lunch with the family in suburban Detroit,...
More on our road trip later, but July included a stop in Montreal and yes, there are museums and churches, etc. but my favorite things aren’t necessarily the most typical. Well, maybe this first one - the Botanical Gardens were spectacular....
Summer finally came, in kind of a bi-polar way. Some glorious days, some sweltering days, but all were welcome. We started to take advantage of the Morton Arboretum in suburban Chicago last year, and continue to visit it for beautiful morning...
Here’s another in the new collage series - this one is based on the view from the yoga studio at Miraval in Tucson, Arizona. I’ve had photos of this view for years, it’s such a striking vista - I usually meditate with my eyes closed, but this view...
As May began, the boyfriend and I had just returned from a road trip to Atlanta where he was doing some teaching and I was doing some visiting with friends and remote working (is that a think when you have had a home office for over 25 years?). On...
There were a bunch of February adventures. The real treat was a last minute decision to hit the road and head to Tucson for a winter break - sunshine and temperatures in the 70s were a nice change from a Chicago winter, even for just a week....
November has been our digital nomad month for several years now, one of the perks of both of us being self employed, which we remind ourselves of often. We have to, because many days we remind ourselves that being self employed is the same thing...
My husband and I are dedicated no-car people since we moved full-time to downtown Chicago five years ago. Unfortunately the pandemic had different ideas and rental car prices forced us to make the responsible choice and buy a car again. The good...