It’s All Relative: The Joy of a Little Creative Clutter
I have a small office in my basement and this is what my desk looks like on a really good day. The truth is that I love all kinds of creative messes. This room ...
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My Gingerbread Tradition
My love of cooking began at the age of seven when I cooked my first meal. Alone in the kitchen with my mother’s Joy of Cooking I made dinner: vegetable soup wit...
City Sidewalks Dressed in Holiday Style
The city sidewalks and houses are all dressed up in holiday style. Winter weather arrived a little early in Chicago this year, so I have been out early adding s...
Tales from the Table and Thanksgiving Traditions
Thanksgiving celebrates gratitude, family and food and in our house plenty of nostalgia. I love hearing about people’s holiday traditions. What kind of turkey d...
Reading and Eating: Julia Reed’s New Orleans Seafood Gumbo
The cold winter weather is here and I am already feeling the chaos of the holidays. How is it that Thanksgiving is already right around the corner? But as I st...
When Love Writes The Story
I am sharing the story I wrote for my column with The Hinsdalean. When I showed the article to my dad his comment was “that’s it” and he is ri...
The Color Dance
The magnificent color dance has begun. Everywhere you look the tree branches are billowing with brilliant leaves in yellow, orange and red. A chilly breeze whir...
Holiday House
My first magazine column, called Holiday House, appeared in Life in the Woodlands last week since it’s a small magazine with a limited distribution I thou...
The Spellbinding Homes of Harold Zook
Ever seen a spiderweb sparkling in the sun and wondered how all those little details were created? I prefer to keep my distance when it comes spiders, but I do ...
There Is No Taste Like Home: King Ranch Chicken
My first newspaper column ran last week, which was exciting to see. My assignment was to introduce myself to my local readers, so I decided to do it through fo...