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KC: Not enough TuF
It was a slow and rainy Sunday. We got up late and headed out to breakfast. Rich was planning on eating chicken at Stroud’s so breakfast was supposed to be light. We tried to find Daylight Donuts, but apparently they had closed up shop for good. We settled for breakfast sandwiches at Hardee’s. From there, […]
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Home Sweet Home: Day 4
Sunday morning was our last day in downtown Chicago. We decided to go back to Yolk since was so delicious the first time. It was full with a 15 minutes wait. No problem. I forgot to mention the man we had to pass each morning on our way to the restaurant. He was an older […]
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Sweet Home Chicago: Day 3
Saturday was our last planned day at Blues Fest. Our plans were set. This would be my second day of waking without the help of a wet nose. Sascha normally starts wanting out between 6:00 and 6:30. That means prodding mom to get moving. We got up early and headed down the street to Yolk […]
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Sweet Home Chicago: Day 1
Ah, vacation. It’s a short one, but hopefully we’ll have some fun and adventure. To get things started, we headed out to breakfast at The Canteen in Barrington. I keep seeing the place when we drive by and hear about the great breakfast they serve. Of course, it doesn’t hurt when they appear to have […]
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Rich’s comment about his home office
On Tuesday, we both worked at home. On days like this, Rich works downstairs at the bar. I mentioned that it couldn’t be that comfortable. He tells me there is a motto for his home office: 12 Bar Blues Bar Free wifi Zurekbrau on tap Good bourbon selection on hand Blues playing on the jukebox […]
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Carp Slayer
The previous weekend was beautiful. Rich decided to put that fishing license to good use and go down to the river to try his hand at catching something. Around here, the drum and other fish tend to run plentiful. Rich has been learning to fish for carp. These fish tend to stay toward the bottom […]
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Tutu and all
I was showing Rich a video from Mishka the Talking Husky some time ago. He was convinced that Sascha could learn to do this trick. So over the last few weeks, Rich has been working with Sascha to do a trick called Twist. She gets a bit of cheese when she does it well enough. […]
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Flood waters are receding
This has been an interesting week. After almost 6 inches of rain over the short course of three or so days, we were flooded here. This turned out to be the highest rate that the Fox River has ever seen on record. The river finally crested at 7.48 feet. That meant that the channels around […]
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Happy Easter
Happy Easter! Once again, it was a good day for a Polish eating holiday. We had pierogi and sausage for brunch along with Mimosas for the adults. Zurek soup was on lunch followed by lamb, wild rice, and crescent rolls for dinner. Rich picked out a really nice pinot for the adult beverage.We had the […]
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March in like a Lion
Winter again?!? Tuesday, it snowed again. I planned ahead this time though. I ended work at home on Monday, so I had to go into the office on Tuesday. My plan was to stay at the office until the snow started and then go home. I had a meeting at 10:30 and no snow yet. […]