I don’t think it’s too wild a guess that you all feel, like we do, that the changes happening in the world feel so sudden that the last 7 days could have been better paced to have taken place over months or even a year, rather than a week. I’ll…

Last weekend, we had brunch with Liam and Kat and then went to a new exhibit that is getting a lot of attention here, called The Allure of Matter: Material Art from China. Liam has been interested in this new gallery space in Lincoln Park, and when they saw that…

Miles and friends signed up for a College Outdoors trip last weekend and went to the Oregon Coast. They had a great time, and in fact Miles has already signed up for another trip – cross country skiing at Mount Hood this weekend! The natural areas around Portland are really…

We’ve been interested in the concept of the S24O, or sub-24 hour overnight trip, which usually refers to a bike trip where you ride out, stay over, then ride back the next day. This weekend we were invited to dinner with friends in Evanston, so decided to do an S24O…

This was meant to be a second half of January wrap up, but February sneaked in already! So instead we’ll cover the end of Miles’s winter break to the present, a day in mid (is it? so hard to tell…) winter. First, knitting. I completed a second hat using the…

As Colette often reports, some pictures have built up on my phone so it seemed like time for a post! We did a lot of fun stuff last weekend, which was a nice way to ease back into the normal routine. On Friday night we went to the art studio…

On New Year’s Eve, Miles, John and I went for lunch to Dove’s Luncheonette in Wicker Park. It was my first time there but a favorite for John and Miles. The goal was for John and I to have a biggish lunch, since we knew we’d be eating later than…

The temps dipped again to almost freezing and so Sarah and I decided it was perfect weather for a winter activity – ice skating downtown. So with such a wintery activity in mind, how surprising to get on an el at division that was completely wrapped on the inside with…

Continuing with our staycation theme, John and I went downtown yesterday. In case anyone is concerned about Miles being left out, he is very happy to sleep late and then meet friends. One could even say happier than the alternative of getting up early and hanging out with his parents…

John and I took advantage of today’s extremely mild temperatures and went to a favorite place for a nice long walk – the Indiana Dunes. It was 57F / 15C, sunny and with a warm wind – could not have been more opposite of the December weather we usually get!…