Many have heard the famous quote attributed (albeit loosely) to Chicago’s master planner Daniel Burnham, “Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men’s blood.” But there is another lesser known quote that I find perfectly Burnham, “It was Chicago with its World’s Fair which vivified the national desire for civic beauty.” Continue reading
We’ve lived in the Chicago area for most of our lives, with the exception of a few brief stints in Minnesota and an even shorter diversion in Arizona. With Millennium Park, the Mag Mile, a plethora of restaurants, the Cubs, it’s a place we’re proud to call home. Continue reading
Our visits to Estes Park, Colorado are filled with hiking, cooking, lively conversations, looking for wildlife and visiting the fun park (A running tradition for the last night of the trip, which is always followed by ice cream!). But to us, a vacation isn’t complete without a visit to a local winery, and we found the perfect spot in town. Continue reading
As regular followers of this blog know, we’re road warriors. Nearly every domestic vacation we take is by car. Mr. N and Miss A have each been in more than 25 states as well as three Canadian provinces. One of these days I should calculate the miles! Well, this past month we once again found ourselves on a road trip, this time back to the Finger Lakes region of New York, but by way of Colorado! Continue reading
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