Events of the last few days… Friday…Girls Night InMet lots of fun and friendly women; enjoyed some great food (a la Zhenya!) and sangria (a la Meghan!); valuable conversations; beautiful view from the top of Zhenya’s building; and an entertaining game of Apples to Apples. Saturday…Old Town Art Fair, part…
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“Delight and true religion are as allied as root and flower; as indivisible as truth and certainty; they are, in fact, two precious jewels glittering side by side in a setting of gold.”—C.H. SpurgeonSpurgeon has a manner of expressing the realities of Christian living that is both poetic and literal–what…
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DIY: Desk Chair!
Up until recently, I have been using one of our four dining room table chairs as the desk chair in my office. It has a wicker/rattan seat and after several hours of sitting in front of a computer, becomes very uncomfortable. Plus, moving it back and forth between the dining…
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Easter 2009
Easter weekend was busy, but good. I had my two younger sisters visiting on break from their college classes, and it was a welcome interruption to the monotony of my everyday life. I picked them up on Friday in Michigan, and drove them back last night. It was whirlwind, but…
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The ever-so-hesitant signs of spring and the calm tree-lined streets of my new neighborhood have given me a newfound hope for the city of Chicago. Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m not sold on the North or even on big cities–I don’t think that will ever happen, but you must…
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Decorating!
There are several projects underway in decorating the new apartment and a few already completed, but here are the first two “post-worthy”: our new couch/chaise purchased especially for our living and the draperies I concocted using items I already owned. First, the couch… This was a bargain because we bought…