How to eat a cupcake

  Red Velvet birthday cupcake with Bonnie at Magnolia Bakery.

Winner's Circle

Are you excited for the Summer Olympics? I love these photos of past winners from National Geographic. See more photos here.  

Black and White

Ultimate Summer To Do List

1. Ride my bike along the lakefront path.

2. Roast S'mores down at Montrose Beach.

3. Take a day trip to the Indiana Dunes.

4. Paddleboard on Lake Michigan.

5. Make homemade ice cream, then host an ice cream social.

6. Attend a music festival.

7. Eat outside as much as possible (and finally eat at Big Star).

8. Take a picnic and listen to the Grant Park Symphony.

9. See an outdoor movie in the park.

10.Grow a vegetable garden.

An Urban Garden

Talitha and I are sharing a garden plot this summer and were excited to fill our bed and start planting. Sadly, our cucumbers already perished, but I'm hopeful that our second try will be a success. In addition to cucumbers we planted an assortment of herbs, Brussels sprouts, tomatoes, carrots, cauliflower, peas, beans, peppers, squash, zucchini, lettuce, and arugula. 

Lately...

1. Outdoor installation in Ravenswood.

2-5. Cinco de Mayo dinner at Zapatista.

6. Beautiful outdoor wedding.

7. Chocolate Festival in Long Grove.

8-9. Coffee and amazing homemade poptart at Pie Slice Cafe.

10. Pablo assisting with getting out my summer wardrobe.

11. Wedding in South Loop during NATO Summit.





One Lovely Day

I wasn't familiar with Citizen Cope but when I heard this song on the radio, I had to hear more of his music. Beautiful stuff.

p.s. someone commented on this video that, "He's the Joakim Noah of the guitar". Made me laugh.