It’s been a while since I’ve posted a blog...I have several started but lately getting any project completed takes some time and patience. I am now the full-time nanny for my 17-month old granddaughter; the transition from a window office overlooking Michigan Avenue in Chicago to … [Read more...]
Island soup season has begun
This morning I made the first soup for the 2014 Island season! I'm happy to eat soup for all three meals every day so I've perfected the art of hassle-free soup making. Italian Bean Soup 1 pound sweet Italian sausage, crumbled 1 yellow onion, chopped 1 tablespoon … [Read more...]
A Broken Dishwasher … and some Baby Food
Can you ever imagine being happy that the dishwasher broke? I didn’t think so but when my daughter-in-law’s dishwasher indeed broke, it turned out to be a lovely thing ... Recently I was visiting Matthew and Melissa's Honey Creek Farm for the weekend to see my darling … [Read more...]
Windowpane Thinker…
Recently, while sitting on the bus during an early morning commute, I glimpsed a young man through the reflection of the bus window and something about him grabbed my attention. He was leaning alongside a large glass building, clearly lost in thought. A thinker out for a smoke. … [Read more...]
It’s time to start defying gravity … then make Office Chili
Recently I read a blog about women who re-invented themselves and ultimately achieved success where they hadn’t even imagined. J. K. Rowling was working as a waitress, broke, a single Mom, and nearly hopeless then Harry Potter was picked up by a publisher and the rest … [Read more...]