- Made the most of renovations that were in progress during our Halloween party.
Spooky ghost wall!
- Won NaNoWriMo (again)
- Started learning to play the ukulele
- Saw Twelfth Night at the Chicago Botanical Gardens
- Finally rode the “new” Ferris wheel at Navy Pier
Bigger and better!
- Learned some origami
My first origami!
- Had carpal tunnel surgery
- Expanded my haikubulary
- Made cake pops (and learned it was such a PITA that I’m unlikely to ever do it again)
I don’t do this for just anyone!
- Helped my parents celebrate their 50th anniversary–at the very place they met!
Aren’t they cute?
- Solved a mystery in the 1920s
1920s murder mystery dinner
- Saw immersive theater
- Went to Cat Video fest
- Made a Mary Peepins diorama
Just a spoonful of sugar…
- Tried acupuncture for various ailments (unfortunately, it didn’t help)
- Took an enameling class
I made these!
- Bought something from a Mold-o-Rama (which I never did as a kid)
Meet Stephanie
- Saw several big metal chickens
- Celebrated my 15th anniversary (by eating dinner in the dark…
- …and meeting anniversary twins!)
- Re-created some photos
- Visited Mariposa Grove
Bachelor and Three Graces – absolutely magical in the snow!
- Saw Tunnel View
Tunnel View
- Hiked the Mist Trail
Complete with mistbow!
- Impersonated a sheep
Baaaah!
- Saw Old Faithful Geyser of California erupt
- Took goat selfies
Goat selfie!
- Engaged in some much-needed hammocking
Yes, hammock can be a verb!
- Learned my height in cherry pies (42)
I’m not sure why the cherry pie is not a standard unit of measure!
- Visited Pyramid Point
- Completed Julaiku
- Went to my first Cubs rooftop game
Go Cubbies!
- Bought new coffee and end tables (a big deal for a person with furniture commitment issues!)
- Unearthed some curious things while cleaning out the old tables
Honestly, I have no idea
- Illuminated with Hello Kitty
Hello Tipsy
- Knitted a baby blanket
- Saw Hamilton
- Bought little pieces of art from an old cigarette vending machine
I really love this idea!
- Had the world’s most insane milkshake (well, some of it anyway)
I won’t even speculate about the calorie content!
- Entered Pitch Wars (fingers crossed!)
- Visited Baltimore for the first time
- Did some boozy arts and crafts
Bipedal lunar beavers especially rule!
- Took a beading workshop
I made this too!
- Met Liz Phair!
The Liz Club!
Forty-Four Notable Things I Did While I Was Forty-Four October 24, 2019
Memento August 11, 2019
On a sultry night
Late in summer
When one could easily forget
That the weather will soon turn cool
I follow its yellow-green glow
Across the yard
Until it flits
To somewhere beyond my sight
I do not know it then
But I have just seen
My last firefly of the season
And I wish
I could remind myself
To savor that moment
Fun With Fabric Markers July 30, 2019
Before each wearing
My formerly black and white
Dress gets more color
She’s Lucky She’s Adorable July 27, 2019
I’m petting my cat
When suddenly she decides
It’s now bitey time!
