Cory Chisel

On Sunday, my friend Christine and I saw Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons, who had a style that made us both swoon.  This Appleton, Wisconsin-based singer/songwriter and new age Johnny Cash-style crooner coupled with spot-on and richly talented vocalist and keyboardist, Adriel Denae, made for a impressive evening.  Edgy, romantic, and original, I recommend seeing them if they come anywhere near.

Lake Michigan

A watery image from my walk with Greta this morning to Lake Michigan.

Like a lobster that has shed its skin

From this weekend:

(1) National Museum of the American Indian, (2) GardenFest at the Enid A. Haupt Garden, (3) A cheeky juggler at the Old Post Office Pavilion, (4) Bandaloop performance, (5) The Second String Band, (6) A timely excerpt from E.B. White, (7) Alicia, the pasta master.

To Chicago in one week!

Picnic Lunch

Thursday was warm enough that a couple of my fellow museum staff and I were able to pinic under the Capitol.  Hoping for an early spring!

love and French parenting

B. Jane Hasson, my beautiful grandmother and one of my favorite people in the world, 1962.
I think my favorite thing about these is how much you can tell she loves the photographer, her husband, A. Gene Hasson.

I know there's tons of buzz about the book, but in case you missed it, here's an interesting and inspiring glimpse into French parenting.

Greta, this is your jam.

Image: Untitled. Chicago Skyway, August 2011.

The following sentences were said to me or in my presence recently.

I'm just going to get back on facebook after Easter and tell people I gave it up for Lent.

In my opinion, there's no alternative to fun dip.

Ah watch out Greta, this is your jam.

I've become somewhat of a rainbow chaser.

I wish Greta was in Iceland.

What's the invasion? Tall beetles?

So I took a family portrait of my turtles and Josh photoshopped lasers into the background.

I would move to Seattle just for the cherries.

I took his jacket down there and they just wanted to know where the eyes and teeth were.

If Norway isn't even safe, we need to get the f*** out of Baltimore.

I like your moving outfit with the tank top. You know how you always see guys moving stuff, wearing tanks tops.

Quotes by Manda Kowalczyk, Caitlin Badowski, Rebecca Johnson, Dave Mancini.

Ahoy Iceland

image by Giorgio Diwi

image by orvaratli

It's almost impossible for me to fathom that in three weeks, we'll be in Iceland. We'll fly into Reykjavik and spend a night there before we take off in a rental car into what seems to me like a wild and untamed world of glaciers, fishing boats, and maybe (if we're lucky) some time with the whales.