Vegas, Wrigleyville, Chicago
This past weekend Jill and Brian headed to Napa for a wedding and I took care of their yellow lab, Vegas. He’s a really great dog - well-behaved. He listens and sits before doing most things. For example, when you give him his food he will just sit there in the kitchen until [...]

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Black Forest Omelet (gruyere, crispy leeks, black forest ham, caramelized onions) with togarashi potatoes and whole wheat toast :: Sola, North Center, Chicago
This weekend I brunched at two of my favorite brunch places with two of my favorite brunch friends.
On Saturday I biked to Wicker Park and met Margaret at Milk & Honey. I [...]

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Waiting for Dinner, Roscoe Village, Chicago
I’m dogsitting for Jen and Chad while they’re in San Diego for a long weekend. It’s a lot easier this time, since we only live a block away from each other now. I don’t want to curse my luck, but so far this weekend has gone off without a hitch, [...]

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Drake & Cortez, North Center, Chicago
These are the boys I’m spending the weekend with - Drake & Cortez. Cortez is a couple years older than Drake and tends to be more mellow and chill while Drake is a rambunctious adolescent who gets all up in your face (in a good way). Although he does have [...]

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This weekend was my weekend with Henry. Henry’s family was out of town so I stayed with him and kept him company. Saturday we spent almost the entire day outside walking and playing in the park. Later on we watched movies and ordered [...]

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