If you’ve caught any of HBO’s newest Sunday night series, Lovecraft Country, please let me know — because I have a lot of questions!!

It should come as no surprise that I’m writing from home. Socially distanced and squirreled away. Quarantine has given us all this gift of time. Down time. Time worth treasuring, that is, if you can muster your fear into a mindful sense of gratitude…

As we selfied on the bike out front I was reminded of how remarkable and cool Cafe Brauer really is. Today we’re celebrating our Second Anniversary (quarantine-style) so I’m taken the opportunity to shed a little light on beautiful Cafe Brauer…

This unassuming Noble Square gem has tugged at my heart strings since 2006. I first stumbled upon Starsiak Clothing under the guise of Espace Running & Trail - an athletic shoe store with a tacky metal sign that competed with the cute art deco exterior…

We’re all navigating a new sense of normal. And, while I love the notion of staying home as much as possible, an Executive Order from the Governor asking Chicagoans to stay home is a whole other challenge…