Simply Beautiful

Musette.  So you know it’s gonna be strange.   Back when I lived in civili uh, Chicago I would walk the 3 blocks to the Francisco Ave Stop on the Brown Line.  In the winter, that walk – just 3… Continue Reading

Tales from the Crypt

Musette After those really freakish warm days we are back in Spring weather – Spring in the Midwest often carries with it this crackly-skritchy feeling, like you can’t be sure if you should go out without gloves and a hot… Continue Reading

A Foggy Day…who won?

by the Weirdo Musette     If you tell anybody this, I’ll deny it, but…..welll….I’m glad it’s back to being cool.  There.  I said it.  But you know, living in the Midwest is an exercise in extremes most of the… Continue Reading

Nerd Girl Makes Hand Cream – and a Giveaway!

  A Very WARM Welcome to our GuestPoster, Marla In our old life in the Old Country, my family used to travel a lot, by plane and train. Schlepping bags and babies around Europe can be…stressful (is there a single… Continue Reading

Love to hear from you!

By Musette I’ve gotten a number of emails from folks who are uncertain how to post comments on our new format.  Right now it looks like the comment access is at the top right hand of the actual post.   I… Continue Reading

Heat Wave

  Musette is panting…it’s 80 degrees here (yah.  right!)   I never paid much attention to Dancing With The Stars, except when Kirstie Alley went on and dropped all that way from moving around so much (note to Musette:  MOVE… Continue Reading

It’s just crazy! (just like Musette)

I’m having the hardest time accepting that it’s 4degrees warmer (WARMER) in Central IL than in Santa Barbara CA.  Let’s ignore the fact that we’re 2 hours ahead – the sun set awhile ago (not that we had much in… Continue Reading