November Ends
Well, ladies and germs, my month-long quest to post every day has come to an end. Since I tend to set goals and abandon them a day later, I am quite proud of myself. I must say, it was easier than I expected- and really fun! I wasn’t sure I would be able to come [...]
How To Critique Your Child’s Artwork
With all the budget cuts and art-hating affecting schools so drastically, kids get an average of 2 1/2 minutes of art education per week, with 2 of those minutes spent cleaning up. Adults need to step up and fill in a lot of these gaps where our children are being cheated. To help you ensure [...]
Candy For Your Eyeballs
Today’s post is going to be all sorts of pretty. Look at the pretty pictures and tell me if they make you feel pretty. (Warning: there is a special surprise picture that may or may not fit in with the theme of the rest of the pretty pictures.) As always, click on the pics to [...]
An Extremely Civilized Saturday
Setting: Chopin Theatre in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. Two women have arrived on a Saturday afternoon to take in a viewing of The House Theatre‘s The Nutcracker. Cast: Jeanette as sister #1, and Kate as sister #2 S#1: Now, my friend Nathan Allen scored me some free tickets to this shindig, but that doesn’t mean [...]
