Mum & Dad's Pre-Xmas Visit, Dec 12-21
Cold, snow, parties, sightseeing, shopping, a gig and an anniversary dinner.
Mum on Menomenee St.
We were impressed with the zoo's free Christmas light display.
Ella played with twins Jack & Lila at Ingrid's ZooLights Open House on Lincoln Park West.
Mike and Dad guarding the "Nuclear Energy" bronze sculpture by Henry Moore, located at the site of world's first nuclear reactor, Chicago Pile-1.
We visited the University of Chicago campus then drove around the surrounding Hyde Park neighborhood, looking out for Barack Obama!
Ella and Harrison.
Ella at R J Grunts: "Where's my burger?"
Shopping on Michigan Ave.
Let's here it for Steve Schiltz, ace singer/guitarist of Longwave!
Check out those icicles on a house on Belden Ave.
Happy 44th wedding anniversary, Mum & Dad! Hope you enjoyed your meal at Riccardo Trattoria as much as we did.
Construction of the Baha'i House of Worship for North America in Wilmette, Ill. was completed in 1953. It is one of seven Baha'i Houses of Worship in the world. Each temple has its own distinctive design, yet conforms to a set of architectural requirements that give a unifying theme. All must have nine sides and a central dome.
Big houses are plentiful in this neck of the woods.
Ella enjoyed catching up with Johnny & Matthew at Jack & Mitch's in Glenview.
Me with Mitch, Carrie & Kristin.
Then it was back to Chicago for Diana's tree-trimming party.
Where we chatted with Amy Dickinson, writer of the Chicago Tribune advice column Ask Amy (which is syndicated to newspapers around the world), and her new husband Bruno.
