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 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 […]
October 17, 2007 – 5:30 am
After a summer of cooking avoidance (save the grill), fall always lures me back into the kitchen, with visions of shopping, baking, and cooking. My Martha Stewart fantasies run amok. Yesterday, to get the ball rolling, I eased back into it by practicing some “almost” cooking. For an after-school snack, I made Barefoot Contessa’s chocolate […]
October 10, 2007 – 5:50 am
Last Thursday’s Lucky magazine purchase didn’t work out so well for me. Read and done within the hour. Even the shopping awards didn’t cut it. Too old, I guess. (Keri Russell? Still adorable.) But Friday’s purchase House&Garden was a great replacement. Started out by salivating over Doughnut Plant’s coconut cream-filled square doughnut, learned about some […]
October 4, 2007 – 5:58 am
My son has only a half-day of school today, and then doesn’t go back until Tuesday! (What ever happened to the five day week?) No matter. We’ll go for lunch, and then visit R for a little magazine therapy. Last month, I made a pledge to stop buying Lucky magazine, because I am too old […]
