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The other day I was driving over to a friend’s to pick them up and I came across this car. It says Kates Detective Agency! How cool is that! It was established in 1995 by a guy with the last name Kates.

The Dill Pickle Food Co-op, of which I am a member, opened this weekend at 3039 W. Fullerton. I headed over there today and enjoyed looking through the store. The prices aren’t necessarily comparable to big-box chains, but the organic selection is really nice. Stocked with some artisan breads, a small sample of produce, dairy [...]

I took Hot Pinkness on her first full ride of the season to the Green City Market. It was in the 60s when I left—definitely doable working up a sweat on a bike. However, the temps dropped to the 50s the closer I got to the lake and the later into the morning it got. [...]

I tried out Fox & Obel today. It’s located at 401 E. Illinois and is a market and cafe. It was dewishious. I had the tuna melt from the cafe. I didn’t do a lot of shopping, but would like to go back to check out the offerings. Unfortunately, I’m not sure the next time [...]

Today was Earth Hour. I participated in this last year with La Petite Tricoteuse and the Captain but I can’t seem to find an old post about it. Maybe I didn’t post anything … Last year we sat around my apartment and played guitar and sang in the candlelight. A fitting activity for the evening. [...]

Welcome home, new prez!

I saw The Secret LIfe of Bees with Laurie and the Petite Tricoteuse. It was super sad and maybe not the best movie to watch in our current states of mind but was deliciously good all the same. All-star cast, amazing story, all around good. Earlier in the day, we rode over to Tweet for [...]