Every December I come up with some malarkey, outwardly expressed or not, about how things are going to be different in the new year. A friend said something sensible to me recently about our foolish Yankee ways, wherein we transition… Continue Reading
Hey, it’s almost Christmas, and this is a cat ornament!!! My son’s cat, Lynus, who is “temporarily” staying through winter break thinks the Christmas tree is lots and lot sof fun. The second picture is my new little bulldog,… Continue Reading
For many of us, Saturday morning’s Chi-Cocoa Scentsation started off with some coffee and a mad dash to the nearest Walgreens for an umbrella, because the rain appeared to be setting up for a constant barrage for most of the… Continue Reading
We rocked Chicago for the Scentsation. It rained buckets the entire time, I guess the remnants of Ike — an inch an hour on occasion — with those umbrella-grabbing winds shoving us up and down Michigan Ave. We were a… Continue Reading
Before I forget –August 30 is the cutoff date for registering online for the Chi-Cocoa Scentsation. I think we have 35ish people!!! It’s gonna be fun. I think we’re getting a bunch of swag from the stores, plus our bottle… Continue Reading
About the time most of you read this, we’ll be on a plane back for the United States. Forgive any typos and misspelling because I’m in a hurry to make sure I get this posted! Where did we leave off? … Continue Reading
The Trader Joe´s near me has tyke-sized metal grocery carts for toddlers to push, painted in the same signature red as the regular ones. They´re really cute. The last time I was at the store they were down to one… Continue Reading