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I’ve just returned from a trip to Switzerland. I spent a great week visiting with Brian and Bea. I felt bad leaving Claire home – she couldn’t come since she is taking a summer school class plus she is working. But luckily she had a companion. I arrived in the morning and within a couple…
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There’s a fun new business in Chicago called The Strip Club. From their web site: The Strip Club” is Chicago’s first and only photobooth studio featuring a collection of rare, vintage photobooths and our retro-style digital photobooths. Each booth has a different format and feel. Customers take their own photos the old-fashioned way, climb in…
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We’ve had our third set of foster cats for almost two weeks now – so it’s past time to introduce them. They are about 10 weeks old and they are cute, cute, cute! We call them Boris, Sylvia and Nellie and we are having so much fun with them.
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I was so happy to get the chance to go antiquing with my sister and mom and Claire over the weekend. I used to go antiquing with them sort of often and I really miss it. Chatting and laughing and getting excited about finding treasures – it’s the best. As usual I found a few…
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And now the olympics are almost done. I enjoyed them so much this year. So fun to get into the excitement and see the genuine emotions of the athletes. I got into luge and biathalon and ski jumping and the team speed skating. I of course loved the figure skating along with Tara and Johnny’s…
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and melting ice.
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This week we had lots of things to entertain us. We watched the Superbowl, then we watched the opening ceremony of the Olympics, then Brian arrived, then we celebrated Valentine’s Day and finally, sadly we had to say good-bye to one of our foster kitties. I also felt compelled to knit some more melt the…
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I spent the weekend in Michigan City last weekend – for the the annual crafty weekend that I’ve been joining for the last several years. Just a group of ladies doing their crafting along with lots of chatting and laughing. We rent the same house each year and it’s perfectly arranged for our group. The…
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It’s all a mother wants.
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Brian moved into his new Zurich apartment on Friday, December 12th. So it’s all brand new and I was so eager to see it in person. As soon as we arrived Brian and I went across the lake to a brocki (second-hand shop). He needed to stock up on lots of stuff like dishes and…