We went to Bernard Street in Logan Square for the halloween festivities. The whole street there is very into the event and it’s a lot of fun. As Miles said, there are places in Chicago with better candy but for the atmosphere, Bernard Street has it. Here’s Miles dressed as…

I’ve ordered some new glasses, these are the sample pair in the store but just a preview of what I’ll be receiving in about a week! Mug shot against a purple wall = not that attractive, this is meant to just show the new glasses 🙂

We have a new Apple store in chicago, its really beautifull, just two parallel walls and a roof, and two huge windows at either end enclosing one large room, all alongside a new plaza, replacing what was once a grimmy gas station

The crop for today, OCTOBER 18! First cosmos flower blooms, zinnias are in their prime, and the biggest pick day of tomatoes this year. I’m trying to figure out what happened–either our backyard is in a microclimate of time delay or I bought the special “patience” blend of compost from…

Great openair circus at the park today

This weekend is so warm in Chicago– it’s in the mid 80s and sunny! Liam spent the day working on a aquaponic project at school, which he has promised to write about soon. Meanwhile back at home we emptied out the composter in preparation for winter. Last fall we left…

Last weekend we visited Richardson Farms and had a go at solving the World’s Largest Corn Maze. There were 24 stops inside to find and punch, and we made it to 23 (and bailed on one because it involved so much backtracking and we were getting tired and wanted to…

Miles had his first day of band today, and got his drum set. The set contains a snare drum, a small practice drum, and a set of “bells” which I would call a xylophone. Yay Miles!

Our front yard had a couple of tough blows this year. Back in Feb or sometime when it was really cold, the guys pouring the floors in the basement did quite a number on the front yard when they built a conveyor system that ran right through it. After the…

First day of school! Liam left by himself to take the CTA bus, then I drove Miles to school.