Red Letter

Every once in a while we all experience weeks like this one. Today was extra special too. We were on our feet for almost 14 hours, but a few things made today extra-special. — One of my poetry teachers emailed me today. They responded that they were glad to hear I had requested them as… Continue reading Red Letter

Chicago- Karyn’s Cooked

Tonight, my foodie-loving friend Abbie and I agreed to meet up for dinner. She is an associate editor at a magazine to the foodservice industry and we both enjoy trying new things. Last year, she suggested meeting up at Avec, which was fantastic, so I left it up to her again this year. One of… Continue reading Chicago- Karyn’s Cooked

Word on the streets

  My Tia Berta finally got a dog three years ago. Originally, we thought they would go the route of choosing a West Highland terrier as she had talked about for a while, but instead they got Portia. She is a sweet, classically rambunctious Jack Russell terrier which loves to run circles around the squirrels… Continue reading Word on the streets

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Chicago- West Town Tavern

Fellow foodie friend Rich took me, Arlene and Emily out for dinner tonight. He has been raving about West Town Tavern the past few times I have been in Chicago, so this seemed like the right time to check it out. Since I’ve gone vegetarian, it can sometimes be a challenge to find veggie-friendly meals… Continue reading Chicago- West Town Tavern

For love of carpet

I am waking up at 4 a.m. to try to catch a standby flight to Chicago. “Why?” you may ask. For carpeting. See the last tradeshow we went to accidentally received our carpet squares, though they weren’t on the packing list. Said carpet squares never made it back in time to ship in the crates… Continue reading For love of carpet