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My Sunday

Posted in In the Garden on May 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I decided to use this beautiful day (before more rain storms blow back into town) to plant my containers in the back yard. I made the pilgrimage down to Gethsemane Garden Center thinking I’d beat most of the crowd by getting there when they opened on a Sunday morning. I was there at exactly five [...]

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Saturday 3 p.m. ~ Heading North on Lake Shore Drive

Posted in Saturday 3 p.m. on May 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Coming back from our first sail of the season. It was a great three hours on the water, a mixed bag encapsulating just about everything Lake Michigan throws at us throughout the summer: a little rain, a little sun, a little cool, a little hot, a little wind, no wind, a lot of wind. The [...]

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Dreaming of Trees

Posted in In the Garden on May 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Every year around this time, as the trees are flowering and leafing out, I get tree envy. On my walks, I’m constantly looking for ideas to incorporate in my own yard and for years I’ve been dreaming of just the tree I’d want to put in my tiny-yet-big-enough-for-a-tree backyard. Right now, my eye is on [...]

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As Close to a Mommy Blog as This is Ever Going to Get

Posted in Baseball, The Cute on May 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Yesterday the Cubs were playing an afternoon game at Wrigley and it was broadcast on WGN, so I thought it would be a good opportunity to introduce my young charge, JD, to the game of baseball. After all, we sing Take Me Out to the Ballgame at Wiggleworms every week, if not a few dozen [...]

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