Looking for something to do Sunday morning, we decided to drive west of the city to the sleepy little town of Plano, IL to visit one of the most famous works of modern residential architecture from the 20th century. Tucked amidst sparse trees beside the cold black rush of the Fox River in autumn is [...]
glass houses and safe danger
November 15th, 2011
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Tags: architecture · art · history · museums · photos · politics · tours
october roundup
November 7th, 2011
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October has been a crazy fun month–so busy in fact, I’ve had no time to write. So, to keep the blog alive, I threw together a quick montage of snapshots in the video below. We’ve been hiking, going to fall fests and carnivals, visiting nearby cities, hosting parties, pumpkin hunting, and trick-or-treating to name a [...]
Tags: autumn · family fun · halloween · photos · socializing · travel · video
stone soup, homemade bread, and apple cider
October 15th, 2011
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We spent yesterday afternoon sitting around a backyard campfire with a group of friends from Aidan’s Junior Great Books club. They had been reading folktales and recently read the classic folktale “Stone Soup.” You know the one–about the pilgrim who comes to town and tells the hungry town folk that he can make soup-enough-for-all from [...]
Tags: books · family fun · food · photos · socializing
