We took Jennifer and Jenna up to my favorite rock collecting beach.  And then we had fun painting our rocks.

I guess it must have been Bea who dubbed the Museum of Science and Industry the Museum of Science and Interesting. And now we must call it that forever. So we went down to Chicago’s Museum of Science and Interesting with Mabel and her mom Danea. It was so fun! The girls are at a…

There’s this old and neglected house on our street in Wilmette. I was always peered at it as I went by trying to get a better look at it through it’s overgrown landscaping. It was interesting because it’s an old modern style home with an unusual shape and neat details like lots of copper and…

Chicago’s north shore church rummage sales are always fun. I added to my Georges Briard collection.  

We’re back in Wilmette – it’s been summery and lovely and so nice seeing friends and family. But I’m also feeling strange. Like I don’t know where home is. When I see my house I love it so and I think of all the projects that I would tackle if we lived here. But I…

After Brian got home from work we had a mini celebration down at the lake. We had a picnic, did some swimming and roasted marshmallows for s’mores. I missed fireworks, lightning bugs and graham crackers.

We’ve come to like the swimming place that is in the town right next to us called Richterswil. It’s not so different in it’s features it just feels really nice in it’s setting. I love to see the big boats that cruise all around Lake Zurich – they come close to the badi and look…

I feel like we haven’t had a good long summer vacation with Brian. All our time will be spent apart while the girls and I visit the US. I guess that’s how it has to be. We did get away for the weekend to the Italian part of Switzerland and it was very nice. We…

Today we had a nice hike not too far from home – a place called Niederurnen. We took a small cable car up and then we hiked on a special sculpture trail. All along the trail were wooden sculptures and the girls had to find certain numbered ones and collect a stamp. At the end…