The weeks are flying by – what have we been up to? – Brian is away this week – he went to Zurich to start some of his work over there and to look for an apartment for us. He may have found a place – we’re keeping our fingers crossed. Here are couple photos.…

Jennifer, Jenna and Mom visited over the weekend. We had a great time filled with Christmasy stuff like visiting the Wonderland Express display at the Chicago Botanic Garden and spending a whole afternoon decorating cookies. On Saturday we went to the warm and humid Garfield Park Conservatory. The plants looked so good, lots of poinsettias,…

Ooooh – aren’t these great. And the big wagon holds two kids. If I had a million dollars…   

The holidays arrived in a big way for us over the last few days. First we went to the Christmas market on Saturday. Then we got our Christmas tree and decorated it on Sunday. Our tree is about the same height as Bea -just the right size for us at the moment. This is the…

Well this will probably be the last time we go to the Chicago Christmas market for a long time. Hopefully we can see some of the European ones in the coming years. We perused all the colorful ornaments and trinkets. We stuffed ourselves with brats and potatoes (they taste so much better when you eat…

I made this kitschy craft after seeing it on Martha Stewart yesterday. It’s a christmas tree made by folding up an old magazine. Then these ladies finally got stitched and stuffed. I think they are very merry – don’t you. We might even go out and get a little tree this weekend. Woo hooooo!

The bumps are a hilly sculptural section of grass in Dow Gardens. Lots of fun for running back and fourth.