My heavy workload did not let up until late Wednesday afternoon, which didn’t leave me a lot of time to prepare and cook for thirteen on Thanksgiving. I did manage to run out at lunchtime on Tuesday to get the grocery shopping done, but would have liked to have more prep time.
Thankfully, I have [...]

Tags: celebrations, cooking, family, holiday

Oh dear, another week and a half gone and I haven’t been a good blogger. Once I get through a tight work deadline over the next week, that should change. Of course on top of work and teaching I also have Thanksgiving to prepare for, and the house needs more tidying up before next Thursday.
We’re [...]

Tags: clutter, home office, kitchen, organize

One of the great things about living in Morton Grove is the amount of green space for a suburb that’s so close to the Chicago city limits. The North Branch of the Chicago River runs through the town not too far from our house, and the river is surrounded by the Cook County Forest Preserve. [...]

Tags: diversions, forest, local happenings, Morton Grove, nature