This past week I took care of my neighbor's dogs during the day. Her two sweet, senior Labs, Nuggz and Hatter, are typical Labs, friendly and affectionate, and despite their advanced ages are quite playful.
Mother’s Day weekend in Chicago brought beautiful weather and a memorable skyline view. The Illinois Department of Transportation offered a timely reminder on a digital sign: “Wear a seat belt and drive safely. Love, Mom.” It was the perfect touch for the holiday weekend, and I managed to capture it with the skyline framed nicely in the background 😊
On Saturday morning, my daughters, my little grandson, and I visited the Lincoln Park Farmers Market. The morning was gorgeous, and the market was packed with people enjoying the sunshine and the lively atmosphere. AJ was determined to escape his stroller and run right into the excitement. Aunt Sari came to the rescue with a bag of cotton candy, his very first taste. He approached it cautiously at first, but after one bite, he was completely hooked.
After the farmers market, Lauren took AJ home for his nap while Sara and I headed to her neighborhood. She wanted to show me a new mural in Bucktown and she was disappointed to see that someone had tagged it. Sara explained that within the graffiti art community, there is an unspoken code of respect: true artists don't paint over another artist’s work. To her, the tag wasn't art but vandalism splashed across someone else’s creation.
Before heading home on Monday morning, we stopped by the Merchandise Mart so we could see where our daughter works. The historic building has recently undergone a beautiful remodel, blending modern design with its classic character. She currently works on a hybrid schedule and commutes into the office three days a week.
It's time to get the garden going. First round to go into the ground are herbs and a couple flats of marigolds (more to come), and some petunias to go into a planter where the hummingbird feeder will be over the summer.
We stayed at a hotel near the Merchandise Mart a couple of times, I spent a few hours wandering the showrooms on the ground floor looking for ideas for the kitchen and bath remodels. I ended up buying some of the plumbing fixtures I first saw there; Kholer has or had, a great showroom that was open to the public.
ReplyDeleteThe Kohler showroom is still there as well as other appliance and flooring showrooms. I would love to redo our master bathroom.
DeleteAll that time I spent in Chicago, I never made it inside the Merchandise Mart. That is a beautiful mural. Sounds like you had a nice Mother's Day. And, it looks like you have a good start on the summer garden.
ReplyDeleteIt was a lovely Mother's Day weekend with my daughter who is the mom to the cotton candy kid, my other daughter who is the best aunt, and my son-in-law's mom.
Delete