December 12th, 2009
With the temperature plummeting over the past couple of weeks, Pete decided to move the bird feeder from the side yard and into the backyard so that the birdbath heater could be plugged in. Now that we turned the TV room into an office, it has been a great source of entertainment for me on [...]
September 3rd, 2009
Mainly because of our bat issue, we really needed to have a cap installed on our furnace chimney. Pete still thought the little bugger somehow got into our house via the chimney and through a small gap where the duct ends over the hot water tank. I was skeptical — it seemed a little far-fetched [...]
February 16th, 2009
Sometimes I just crave sushi. I’m not really into the fancy rolls, like caterpillar or dragon. They’re okay, but I think too many ingredients can be overpowering.
That’s why my favorite sushi place is Kuni’s Japanese Restaurant on Main Street in Evanston. They only offer the classic rolls — the fanciest maki they make is [...]
August 13th, 2008
Last Saturday night we were on board the Evening Star, cruising up and down the Chicago River and out to Lake Michigan. It was a beautiful night — a little cool for August, but pleasant nonetheless.
There are so many things I love about Chicago, and the view of the skyline is just one of [...]
July 8th, 2008
Pete and I enjoyed a well-deserved four-day 4th of July weekend.
On a very chilly Thursday night we strolled over to the Morton Grove Days Festival, an annual event complete with carnival, live bands and the all-important beer tent. Although one of my good high school friends only lives a few blocks away from us, [...]
June 10th, 2008
The Chicago Blues Fest took place over the weekend in Grant Park, a free event which is scheduled every year over the first weekend in June. If you ever plan a visit to Chicago, Blues Fest weekend would be a rockin’ good time.
Unfortunately we weren’t able to make it downtown to see the likes of [...]
July 10th, 2007
Our pool table is one of the few things the PO left behind. He had it refelted when he moved it here and he bought it through a classified ad in the newspaper. It supposedly cost a lot of money to have it moved — he claimed $600 — and when he told the seller [...]