Posted in Chicago, Chicago Restaurants, Life in America on July 26, 2007 | No Comments »
A couple of weekends ago, after seeing Kenny in a free concert, but before going to Vegas and flying in a helicopter, a friend of J.’s took us both to a deli a little way out in the West Loop.
One of the downsides to not having a car, apart from the blindingly obvious problem of [...]
Posted in Chicago, Church, For giggles, Weather on July 24, 2007 | 1 Comment »
AND OTHER THINGS WHICH MADE ME WANT TO LAUGH WHILST VOLUNTEERING AT THE ABSOLUTELY AWESOME ST JAMES EPISCOPALIAN CATHEDRAL CITY BASED SUMMER CAMP: SUMMER IN THE CITY
So, you come from Britain? Is it nice there?
Do you speak British?
Did you have to learn English to come here then?
Is England in the United States?
Do you have a [...]
Posted in Chicago, Chicago Restaurants, Fireworks, The Peas, Weather on July 18, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Wow.
I have been out for a meal here and so should be climbing into my pajamas and my bed. Chicago has other ideas.
Every two or three seconds the sky lights up as though the Gods in heaven are playing with their new camera and marvelling at how powerful the flash appears.
“See! Look how the Chicagoans [...]
Posted in Las Vegas, Travel, Vacations, Weather, Weekend Update on July 17, 2007 | 1 Comment »
We had a wonderful weekend in Las Vegas, checking out all the casinos, dining out at buffets and restaurants, taking a helicopter flight over the West Rim of the Grand Canyon and generally staying up too late and enjoying the neon brightness.
Now we are back to the daily grind - J is in the UK [...]
Posted in 4th July, Chicago, Fireworks, Holidays, The Apartment, The Peas, Videos on July 4, 2007 | No Comments »
Happy 4th July!
To celebrate, here’s a video clip of Chicago’s Independence Eve Fireworks over the lake. It’s long, so grab a cup of tea, turn down the lights and make sure your pets are safely locked inside.
When I said it was long, I meant it, for the other 7 minutes, you can check out this: [...]
