One of the reasons I decided to start my Blog was to gloat about some great thrift shops buys. This weekend I found some yummy things again. At Revived I found a like new leather jacket from Wilson Leather. Complete with zip out quilted vest lining. $18 after my 10% Senior Discount. Hot damn. Okay,
The last remaining member Skip Haynes of Aliotta Haynes and Jeremiah has died. I was stunned to hear this. The last? I had missed the passing of the others. I had of course, like all Chicago residents loved the song Lake Shore Drive. But it was more special to me as at 21 I was
Funny how easy it is to fall into a loss for words when I sit down to write. I wanted to start a blog for a long time. I started keeping a diary when I left home at 18 after a fight with my mother. I kept a diary almost continuously through most of
So many times I have said to myself, I wish I had somewhere to show the wonderful things I find in my travels. Or share pictures of my collections. Or transcribe the 100’s of letters my mother and father wrote to each other back in the 60’s. Then there are the recipes I love….. I