Guess Where I Was For 5 Hours Yesterday

August 16th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized

For the last hour or so, Jen, Chad & Quinn joined me, but mostly I just sat in the sun and read, took dips in the pool and people watched.

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Retro on Roscoe 2008

August 4th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

Retro on Roscoe, Roscoe Village, Chicago
Retro on Roscoe was this past weekend and we all attended, of course. It’s hard not to when it’s so close. There’s a stage about 3 houses from ours, so even if we didn’t attend the festival, we’d be listening to the bands anyway.

Stephanie with empty chili samplers, Roscoe [...]

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Curried Cashew, Pear, and Grape Salad

July 31st, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Curried Cashew, Pear & Grape Salad, Roscoe Village, Chicago
I made this salad for a barbecue a few months ago. Jessica, Jen, Chad and Quinn were over and Dallas was out of town. Everyone said they liked it. On AllRecipes, where I got the recipe, 45 people rated this salad an average of 5 out of [...]

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Outside Living Room

June 23rd, 2008 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized

On Saturday Jen and Chad invited us over to watch the Cubs game at noon and a soccer match at 2 p.m. It was a gorgeous day and you’d think we wouldn’t want to spend time inside watching TV, but that’s why Jen and Chad have an outside living room! That way we can enjoy [...]

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Cubs vs. Braves

June 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

Jen, Chad and I were at Sports Corner having a beer and waiting for Paul Baker to arrive. The game started and immediately Atlanta scored 3 points. I thought the Cubs were done for. We went into the game and Atlanta only got two more runs during the game. The Cubs ended with 10 runs [...]

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