It’s that amazing time of year again. One of my favorite commercial events is going on: The Macy’s Flower show. I’ve talked about it last year but it bears mentioning again. For about two weeks in the spring, Macy’s puts together these incredible flower displays in their windows and the 9th floor. It’s a great […]
Read More Macy’s Flower Show 2015Happy 8th Annual International SWAN Day! SWAN Day stands for Support Women Artists Now and gives us a chance to celebrate the great work of women in the arts throughout the world. To celebrate this amazing and important day, I am publicly launching my website for my oral history projectIt Will Keep Your Heart Alive: […]
Read More Part 3: SWAN WeekFor the next installment of SWAN Week, I’m going to talk about books that I have read recently that are by female writers. 1. Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy by Karen Abbott Karen Abbot is one of my favorite historians. She writes about incredible women in American history. She made me realize that Chicago history was interesting; […]
Read More Part 2: SWAN WeekThis Saturday, March 28th, will be the 8th annual International SWAN Day. SWAN stands for Support Women Arts Day. All over the country and world, groups are getting together to celebrate women artists. This is an issue close to my heart. You can read more about the history of the day here: http://www.womenarts.org/swan/ So leading […]
Read More Part 1: SWAN WeekThat evening, we went to the Fireball Masquerade in Madison, Wisconsin. I’d describe it as a variety show with lots of burlesque, some circus and other performances. It’s been going on for several and years and occurs in the last Saturday of January. Each year there is a theme. This year’s theme was the Seven Deadly […]
Read More Part 3: MadisonThe following day, we headed out to the Henry Vilas Zoo. This was yet another thing that I had failed to do while living in Madison. It was even in walking distance from my apartment; few things not in central Madison were. But it was in the opposite direction from campus. Which is a terrible […]
Read More Part 2: MadisonSince I’ve returned from our amazing safari, the adventures have continued. At the end of January, we went to Madison for the weekend. Scott’s brother was performing in a revue show with two other friends so we decided to make a weekend of it to support them. I’m calling the trip “That Which I Should […]
Read More Part 1: MadisonAnd then it was the day to leave. After 6 wonderful days of safari, it was time to return home to Chicago. This time, it would only take us 40 hours to get home. Totally worth every moment. It took r three hours to get back to the airport. It was amazing to see the […]
Read More Part 12: NamibiaAnd suddenly, it was our last day on safari! But we made it count. We ended up seeing nine lions! Yes, nine lions but not all at once. We saw them in various groups all over the park. And yes, they were all distinct lions. During our morning drive, word came from the rangers that […]
Read More Part 11: NamibiaThe next day was a bit of a rough start. I had managed to get myself a small sinus infection (likely due to the rainstorms we got caught in earlier) and slept poorly. I took some Sudafed, which helped, since I was not keen to miss a single drive. The morning drive we decided to […]
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Not Without My Bowler Hat 