Monthly Archives: October 2006

A Trick For Your Treats

Happy Halloween!  No doubt, at some point today I’ll be digging into the stash of candy, looking for a little taste of the goodies.  (Ah, Butterfingers – so tasty!)  And yet today’s NYTimes reminds me that I could be so much healthier, and age slower, if I ate a LOT less – 30% less ideally.  To […]

A Half-Hour at the Forest Preserve

Some days just seem to scream out “do something”, and yesterday was one of those days.  Warm, sunny, delightful fall light …. so we got over to the forest preserve for a walk.  Of course, I had to promise the 9-year-old that it would be 15 minutes out, and then back.  But it was a […]

Friday Flickr Five

Okay, it’s time to “fall back” this weekend.  (What will you do with your extra hour?) My Friday Flickr Five are: 1.    blue buds 2.    pumpkin patch a quick thanks to photobird for #s 1 & 2! 3.    comfort food 4.    The Rooster 5.    old kent road / 07 Also, […]

Running and Laughing

Today was one of those perfect fall weather days for me – calm, cool, almost-ready-to-mist-but-hasn’t-yet.  A great day for a long run.  I loaded this week’s This American Life podcast (“fiascoes”) and started off.  Let me just say right now, if you haven’t subscribed yet, you must leave this page right now, go to iTunes […]

Paper + Cup!

Fabulous mail day yesterday, simply because my copy of Print Magazine’s Regional Design Annual 2006 arrived.  It’s full of inspiring graphic design, and I end up spending far too much time looking through it, given that I do not work in graphic design.  Anyway, Paper + Cup, one of my most favorite letterpress designers (see my 9/29 […]