Erin got a new job and she works from home now. Since her home is a 5 minute walk from my home, on Thursday we made plans to lunch on salads from Robey’s while sitting outside in the sun. Nice time. Erin had her bike in at Roscoe Village Bikes and while we were waiting [...]

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Vodka Lemonade, Village Tap, Roscoe Village, Chicago
On Friday night I invited people to come out to Village Tap for some drinks & dinner. I then declared that vodka lemonade is the official Summer of Rachelle cocktail. Can you think of a more summery drink? About a dozen people showed up and most of them had [...]

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Gun-Shaped Vodka, Ben’z Liquors, River North, Chicago
First it was beer-shaped sausage. Now it’s gun-shaped vodka? Again, something I’d expect to see maybe in WI, but not in the River North neighborhood of Chicago. This was in the front window of Ben’z Liquors.

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Life at Sea, Wicker Park Summerfest, Wicker Park, Chicago

Down the Line, Wicker Park Summerfest, Wicker Park, Chicago

Rebecca at Pontiac Cafe, Wicker Park Summerfest, Wicker Park, Chicago

Kristin and Rachelle at Pontiac Cafe, Wicker Park Summerfest, Wicker Park, Chicago
One minute I was at Wicker Park Summerfest sitting in the sun, drinking vodka lemonades and feeling hunkee doree.. [...]

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