October 8, 2012

Saturday I spent a good portion of the day cleaning and organizing our pantry, kitchen cabinets, two refrigerators, two freezers and our deep freeze.  And yes, I realize there are only two people living here! It felt good to get rid of stuff I know I’ll never use and to use up what I actually have.  I even found canned crab and crab seasoning from...

For some reason yesterday when I woke up, I had a taste for blueberry pancakes.  You guys know how low maintenance I am – in 45 minutes yesterday I wrote my blog, showered, got dressed, took Ed on a 10 minute walk and made these blueberry pancakes  So easy!  While I normally let my pancake batter sit to let the baking powder do its job,...

We are finally getting a taste of true fall temperatures this weekend – its 7:00 a.m. in Chicagoland and its 37 degrees right now!  Now if only Tony would let me sleep with the window open, I’d be a happy camper. Our dog Ed is loving these temps – he breathes so much better.  We walked for 20 minutes before I had to leave for...

Normally here’s how my evening goes.  Tony and I reconnect for a few minutes when I get home from work.  Next step:  lounge pants are put on, bra is taken off and tank top is put on.  (I am always hot, Tony is always cold). I make dinner.  We watch Wheel of Fortune where one in every 20 games I dominate – and will gloat...

When I came home from work yesterday, there was already a memorial set up for the young man who lost his life a few blocks from our house.  There were probably 20 kids there?   Flowers were strewn across the base of a tree and a big cross was nailed to the tree that said R.I.P.  I didn’t even know the kid, but I can’t ever...

I guess you could say we live in the “sticks” compared to busy Oak Park where I grew up.  We live 55 miles NW from Chicago.  We have no sidewalks, public transportation or many street lights. I have a two mile road I have to drive to get to the main road to my office.  I didn’t even get half a mile from our house...

The weather in Chicagoland could not have been have been better this weekend!  Low 60’s and sunny.  I was really happy because my twin sister was volunteering at Gourmet Chicago which was happening this past weekend.  Last year was a bit chilly and rainy.  She got the opportunity to volunteer at the Celebrity Chef book signing table – as soon as she writes about her...