This first photo was from our hotel, a few blocks away from where we caught the boat tour. We thought it would be helpful for E to start the weekend off with a tour of the city by river and lake, and then see it from above as well. She listened carefully for the whole…
Month: August 2010
back to chicago; d: shedd and adler
Back to our regularly scheduled programming – Chicago. But wait, that doesn’t look like a photo of an aquarium or a planetarium. Every good day of museum wandering requires a healthy breakfast start, and while the healthy is a bit questionable, the breakfast was surely divine. I’m really sad to say that this is the…
a weekend of parties
After E’s birthday party Friday night, I cleared out the kitchen, and then Saturday morning, cleared out the family, so that the baking could begin. These little ones were for a fiftieth wedding anniversary party, and seemed to be a big hit. ….. Peruvian Caramel Filled Lemon Cupcakes with Raspberry Buttercream and Coconut Ricotta Almond…