May 31 2009
After the seemingly unending winter that we had here, the arrival of spring & the possibilities of backyard gardening seemed even more exciting this year. Growing up in the ‘Ville, a local nursery chain advertised with the tag line “It’s time to play in the dirt again…” and I truly looked forward to that activity [...]
May 25 2009
It is now the moment when by common consent we pause to become conscious of our national life and to rejoice in it, to recall what our country has done for each of us, and to ask ourselves what we can do for our country in return. – Memorial Day speech, May 30, 1884 [...]
May 11 2009
…since Kristy moved away from Chicago last August, she became engaged to her beau… …a lovely wedding on the Kansas prairie is being planned for this fall… …Kristy came to Chicago this past weekend for a bridal shower… …we gathered at my house for an afternoon tea… …instead of shower games we made a [...]
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