No pardon, Mr. President

I’ve never written an email or letter to the President of the United States before, and maybe this is an odd issue to start with.  But I just emailed George W. Bush asking that he not pardon George Ryan, the former governor of Illinois, who was sentenced to six years in prison for corruption while he [...]

My first Episcopal blog post, for what it’s worth

I haven’t written anything thus far about being an Episcopalian…that category is still empty on my blog. I’ve thought about it several times. Once, I thought about writing about famous Episcopalians, but the only ones I really know of are Garrison Keillor and Robin Williams (I’m not even sure that he’s still a practicing Episcopalian [...]

Early Christmas Presents

My sister Carolyn sent early Christmas presents to David and Margaret.  Since they adore her, they couldn’t wait to put on their new things:

(Is that chin yummy enough to eat, or what?)
Margaret insists that Carolyn drew Santa and the presents on the front of the jammies. (No, honey, it was actually Macy’s.)

(Are those cheekbones yummy [...]

The card’s not in the mail yet

I’ve made a decision.  On the recommendation of my friend Betsy, I’m sending Valentine’s Day cards this year.  Said another way, I’m not sending Christmas cards. 
I love to receive Christmas cards. I love to see how my friends’ kids changed in a year’s time.  Who went through a growth spurt, who changed from toddler to [...]

Where are the god***n boots?

I’m a planner. Everyone who knows me knows that.  By Saturday morning, I have the menu finalized for the coming week.  By Thursday of each week, I have the schedule for the coming weekend.  But there’s one thing that I never seem to plan for, and that’s winter in Chicago.  Sure, I heard the weather [...]