With Strings Attached

  The geraniums are having a late-season burst of energy. I moved them to the back patio to make room for a mum and pumpkin on the front sto...

  "Oh, You Beautiful Doll" was the program at yesterday's Zion Woman's Club meeting.  Lorna began collecting and recreatin...

  I've had ample opportunities to go downtown to see the Caillebotte exhibit at the Art Institute, but it took a "closing soon!...

  Judy Martin presented a trunk show at Wednesday's guild meeting.  I'm sure you've known about her as long as I have!  She came...

  Yesterday Lynn and I had a nice catch-up and a good long walk in the sunshine at Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve.  We've known one anoth...

Old School Forest Preserve  Chicagoland is officially in a drought but the cloudless skies ("100% of available sunshine") and warm...

Wednesday afternoon   I walked the long trail at the south unit of Illinois Beach State Park.    I found a wildflower I hadn't seen befo...

  It's been a while since I walked the trail at Sedge Meadow.  74 degrees and sunshine made it most pleasant.  I saw three bottle genti...