October 24, 2007 – 5:55 am
I got up quite early this morning (5:30!), which means the task of collecting the newspapers fell on me. I’m grateful, because it was the most beautiful, starry morning. Orion was right there, beckoning to me over my neighbor’s house. (Not that everyone has a favorite constellation, but Orion is mine, and has been since […]
October 23, 2007 – 6:08 am
So, today it’s back in time to Saturday, when it was warm and sunny. Our field trip was to the Discovery Museum, part of the Lake County Forest Preserve District. I was interested in seeing the new exhibit “Pocket Anthropology: A Treasure of Handbags”, and I figured there would be things for the boys to […]
October 22, 2007 – 6:16 am
Wow. The weather gods certainly smiled on Chicago this weekend. After a cool and blustery Friday night, perfection was in order for Saturday and Sunday. We tried to do “outside” things as much as possible during the daytime. On Saturday, we made it to the Lake County Forest Preserve museum. More on that tomorrow. (The […]
October 19, 2007 – 5:38 am
Happy Friday! Some of you in Red Sox Nation may want to revoke my status as “true fan”, but I was way too nervous to watch them play last night. So relieved that it’s going back to Fenway …. can Josh Beckett pitch every game, please? And what is up with the 1-hour every week […]
October 18, 2007 – 4:44 am
It’s raining ….. a spring rain today, all thunderstormy and warm, complete with severe weather watches. So I’m going back in time to Tuesday, when on the way to school it looked like this.Maybe it’s not raining in Minneapolis. Wouldn’t you like to go to Letterbox this Saturday? I’m always up for visiting a fun […]
