October, 2014
When you live in Chicago, the lure of exploring a big city like New York pales to the majestic mountains, island paradises or desert canyonlands I tend to travel. But returning to New York after almost 10 years proved to be a delightful surprise filled sights, flavors, family and friends. read recap »
Riverside Park & the High Line
My uncle in-law Will lives and breathes New York and took us on a tour from Riverside Park to the Highline, through Greenwich Village where, with weary legs and hungry stomaches, we stopped at the legendary John's Pizza for slices and a pitcher of cold beer.
Bushwick
This trip also gave me a chance to reconnect with my old friend and fellow Vassar alumn Margaret and her husband Steve who hosted us in their Brooklyn apartment near Bushwick. We had a blast catching up as usual.
Graceland Cemetery, ChicagoOctober
Eberhardt Mansion of Edgewater, ChicagoOctober
Oregon CoastSummer
Big Country Lakefront Sailing, ChicagoSummer
Chicago Air & Water ShowAugust
Rock Climbing at Devil's Lake, WisconsinSummer
Oakland A's vs. Detroit Tigers, CaliforniaMay 12
Yosemite National Park, CaliforniaMay
Healdsburg Bikeride & Wine Tastings, CaliforniaMay
Polar Bear, ChicagoJanuary
Christmas at Cape Meares, Oregon CoastDecember
Rock Climbing at Devil's Lake, WisconsinFall
Wedding Road Trip to Jasper, IndianaOctober
Bike & Boat Along the Amalfi Coast, ItalySeptember
Rock Climbing at Devil’s Lake, WisconsinSummer
Naperville RibfestJuly
Arches and Canyonlands of Moab, UtahJune
St. Louis, MissouriJune
Cardinals vs Cubs, Busch StadiumJune 5, 2011
Polar BearJanuary
Christmas in SedonaDecember
Meet My New Camera, the Nikon D90November
Halloween Pumpkins!October
Halloween in SheboyganOctober
Nebraska Huskers 300th selloutSeptember 26
Boumans in Brackney, PASeptember
Wolff-Walker Wedding, NJSeptember
BMX Dew TourJune
Cubs vs White SoxJune 28
Cubs vs GiantsMay 5
Virgin IslandsFebruary
Polar BearJanuary
A Stroll Around Bushwick
We took a stroll around Bushwick and marveled at its incredible graffiti art.













Graceland Cemetery, ChicagoOctober
Eberhardt Mansion of Edgewater, ChicagoOctober
Oregon CoastSummer
Big Country Lakefront Sailing, ChicagoSummer
Chicago Air & Water ShowAugust
Rock Climbing at Devil's Lake, WisconsinSummer
Oakland A's vs. Detroit Tigers, CaliforniaMay 12
Yosemite National Park, CaliforniaMay
Healdsburg Bikeride & Wine Tastings, CaliforniaMay
Polar Bear, ChicagoJanuary
Christmas at Cape Meares, Oregon CoastDecember
Rock Climbing at Devil's Lake, WisconsinFall
Wedding Road Trip to Jasper, IndianaOctober
Bike & Boat Along the Amalfi Coast, ItalySeptember
Rock Climbing at Devil’s Lake, WisconsinSummer
Naperville RibfestJuly
Arches and Canyonlands of Moab, UtahJune
St. Louis, MissouriJune
Cardinals vs Cubs, Busch StadiumJune 5, 2011
Polar BearJanuary
Christmas in SedonaDecember
Meet My New Camera, the Nikon D90November
Halloween Pumpkins!October
Halloween in SheboyganOctober
Nebraska Huskers 300th selloutSeptember 26
Boumans in Brackney, PASeptember
Wolff-Walker Wedding, NJSeptember
BMX Dew TourJune
Cubs vs White SoxJune 28
Cubs vs GiantsMay 5
Virgin IslandsFebruary
Polar BearJanuary