A last-minute weekend getaway to Chicago. Who would think that you would need to pack long sleeves for a visit to Chicago in mid-July?
Our fabulous hotel. Due to the triangular shape,
A delicious breakfast at South Water Kitchen.
Our fabulous hotel. Due to the triangular shape, there is not a bad view in the entire building.
A delicious breakfast at South Water Kitchen.The world's saddest cowboy.
He would stand there completely still until you tossed some money in the bucket.
Then, he would "come to life" and perform a juggling or rope trick. We just thought he looked so sad, standing there with his head down like a discarded toy.
He's probably independently wealthy.
Oh, I can't forget to mention that I had the scariest cab ride in my entire life. Bear in mind, I've been in cabs in Africa and Haiti. I was in fear for my life, hence no pictures.
Also, we took a Wendella architectural tour of the city. It was a beautiful sunny day and I took many pictures. However, I'm not going to bore you with 30 pictures of various buildings. I recommend this for any Chicago visitors looking for an educational and relaxing outing. By the way, it's good form to tip the tour guide at the end. I think. The poor girl was drinking water and sucking down Ricola's like they were going out of style, so I guess she earned it.
Next, fun with tomatoes!
Ensalada caprese
Israeli couscous with cherry tomatoes, diced cucumbers and dill
And, because I was bored one day, the adventures of Tiny Tomato...
Tiny Tomato in a blizzard.
Tiny Tomato goes rafting.
Tiny Tomato and his older brother, Roberto.
Tiny Tomato takes a nap in a 1/4 teaspoon.
A couple of weeks ago, we rescued a little stray that had been hanging around our neighborhood for the past month. Let me clarify - a stray cat.
We are currently trying to find a good home for her. She is approximately 6 months old, spayed, and has all her vaccines. She is affectionate with people, but doesn't care for other cats. We've started calling her Maggie.
If you know of anyone who might be able to give her a good indoor home, please let us know. We've got another cat who may be in need of an outdoor country home. He just doesn't seem happy indoors. I'm starting to feel like I'm running a cat sanctuary.
Little Maggie
Other current projects include stripping wallpaper, rearranging furniture, and learning Spanish. I'm hoping to share a new recipe sometime this week. It's an improv on an old Italian standby.
Talk to you soon (I promise!)
5 comments:
This post made my day, Stacey! I needed a laugh today as school starts tomorrow and I have been going rather crazy; the adventures of Tiny Tomato were just exactly what I needed! (I especially enjoyed his nap.) Thanks for making me smile! Also...you're learning Spanish!? Awesome! We can talk about others in the family right in front of them and they will have no idea! Hahaha! Have a great week!
The conversations might be a little odd due to my limited vocabulary. Let's see, I can say:
Hay muchos gatos en mi casa. Caramba!
Voy a comprar un sombrero.
Tome pollo para la cena.
What more do I need to know? I'm practically bilingual!
I could make out some of the spanish, such as "many cats in your house, and something about a sombrero full of tomatoes." anyhow glad you had a good trip to the windy city and are now back home in Iowa having fun with tomatoes. We have just this week moved back home from our exclusive summer retreat at the camp. We also are picking handfuls of salad tomatoes and also various peppers. We enjoyed some of the best sweet-corn I have eaten in quite some time down at the camp kitchen when Nate Schnautz brought some in one evening after supper and we boiled it up and buttered it up and ate it there on the spot, it had indeed been picked at the peak of perfection, tender sweet kernals that just melted in the mouth. Hope you have had that experience there in Iowa as well.
I just received some sweet corn in my bi-weekly vegetable subscription. I'm looking forward to having it for supper this evening. It will be my first sweet corn of the summer, so I hope it's good!
In our area, sweet corn prices have gone up since last summer. At the farmers market, it's up from $3.00/dozen last year to $4.50-$5.00/dozen. We have seen it for less at some roadside stands, however.
Muy bien, Senorita! I'm so impressed because I am guessing that at least your first and third statements were true! I'll have to brush up on my own skills for the next family get-together! Also, my favorite little word we learned in Spanish class to show exasperation was "Uf!" so we could say that and "caramba" together quite a bit!
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