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Lunar Eclipse – Chicago (April 2014)

by Kathy on April 15, 2014 · 2 comments

in Anticipation, Beauty, Chicago, Diversions, Our Home, Time, Transitions

Getting there… Going, going… Blood Moon! Photos taken with my Canon EOS 70D, looking south from the back porch of our home, in our Beverly neighborhood, in Chicago, IL, on Tuesday, April 15, 2014, between 1:00 – 3:00 a.m. (CST).

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Fogo De Chão, Food for Thought & a Giveaway

by Kathy on October 5, 2013 · 11 comments

in AFP, Chicago, Food, Giveaways, Inspiration, Reviews

Last Monday, thanks to the lovely ladies of #ChicagonistaLIVE, I had the good fortune to eat lunch at the newest Fogo De Chão restaurant, in Rosemont, IL. I got to dine and visit with other awesome local bloggers, some of whom I have met before and others who I got to meet for the first time.

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Spring Shed: Week Two

by Kathy on March 29, 2013 · 2 comments

in Abby, Accountability, Blog Hops, BlogHer, Bob, Change, Chicago, Diversions, Exercise, Faith, Family, Food, Friends, Life, Love, Marriage, Molly, Our Home, Running, Sean, Spring Shed, Vacations, Writing

Welcome to the second check-in for the Spring Shed! Here is the back story about this support group/blog hop for those trying to be accountable for the positive changes we are making in our lives in 2013. After ten weeks of doing the Winter Shed, we moved on to this Spring Shed. Whether you are trying to shed […]

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On Nerves, Johnny Carson and Self Talk

by Kathy on February 9, 2013 · 6 comments

in Anxiety, Background, BlogHer, Chicago, Communication, Family, Friends, Gratitude, Hope, Journey, LTYM, Molly, Theater, Waiting, Writing

It’s the eve of my Listen to Your Mother (LTYM) Chicago audition. I feel excited and nervous. I imagine that I am not the only one in the Chicago area feeling this way tonight, as I know there are a lot of us preparing to put our words, our hearts and our souls out there for […]

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Regrets and the Auto Show

by Kathy on February 6, 2013 · 1 comment

in Background, Before I Blogged, Bereavement, Bob, Chicago, Coping, Decisions, Faith, Family, Healing, Hope, Journey, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Peace, Relationships, Sadness, Signs, Social Media, The Past, Time, Vacations

This Friday Bob and I will be attending the Media Preview Day at the 2013 Chicago Auto Show. Though I just found out today from my Chicagonista friend/Editor MJ Tam that, as a blogger, I could have applied for a media pass, we actually got our tickets through a Groupon deal. Our visit will be timely, as last […]

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Time Warp Tuesday: 9/11

by Kathy on September 11, 2012 · 6 comments

in 9/11, Abby, Bereavement, Blog Hops, Bob, Chicago, Family, Grief, Healing, Hope, Journey, Life, Loss, Memories, Molly, Quotes, Sean, Time, Time Warp Tuesdays

Let’s do the Time Warp again! Welcome to the twenty-third installment of my blog hop/writing exercise called Time Warp Tuesday! For those not familiar with Time Warp Tuesdays, which I host on the 2nd Tuesday of every month, here is the background of how and why I came up with the idea. If you are here to […]

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