Readers will know that I have been trying to get to Florida to see Debbie, Jeff and Madeline for some time. Right at the end of 2014 we figured out a way to make it happen — I would go to Florida for a few days then Debbie, Madeline and…

I thought readers might enjoy seeing a minute in the life of Mr T and Speedy. In this one minute video, you will see Mr T eat some hay. Speedy hides in his house, looks out warily, then comes out to get a mouthful of hay. Then Speedy does his…

The last stop on my global tour was Lisbon, where unlike London and Delhi, I was in meetings all day and it rained the first three days we were there, so not a lot of time or opportunity to do sightseeing. That said on Friday night and Saturday morning I…

Thanksgiving is always a good time to take stock of what you’re thankful for, and CNDKmen are thankful for quite a lot! First, we all agreed that Rory is what we are most thankful for in 2014. We just can’t get enough of his story of premie triumph! And we’re…

After New Delhi, London felt like familiar comfort food, even though every time you visit, it seems like you discover little nooks and crannies that are pure delight. But the big thing that struck me this time was how much the skyline of London has changed since my last visit.…

Just finished a three day trip to New Delhi for work, which because it was for focus groups left me all morning and afternoon for sightseeing (as well as coming back to Chicago with a new found appreciation for our traffic situation – North Ave and the Kennedy all is…

Hello, readers! In case you feared that we’d lost our wordpress password or something, nope. We’re back! So first of all, it’s gotten pretty chilly in Chicago. Because of the cold and a pre-holiday sale at REI, I got a new sweater that I really like. Finally I have a…

For day two of the open house events, we decided to visit sites that were in more on our side of town, and also sites that made stuff. Really, the focus was the Prairie Material concrete works. I have been somewhere between appreciative and obsessed with the concrete factory at…

This weekend was Open House Chicago weekend, with the Chicago Architecture Foundation hosting open houses at 150 spaces (not always traditional buildings!) around the city. I’d heard about this event before, but we’d never gone, so this year we decided to check out some of the open houses. On Saturday,…

Until several days ago, this weekend was going to have John heading off to a conference in Lisbon, Liam staying down at college, and Miles and me flying to Florida to see Debbie, Jeff and Madeline. In the end the two trips were postponed and Liam came to town. John…