May 15, 2009

I don't know if this is a new feature, or just a new-to-me thing, but it's pretty fantastic. If you…

May 14, 2009

It seems that spring has finally arrived in Chicagoland. I did alot of work last year to the garden, and…

May 11, 2009

Our front porch was slightly ahead in the 48-Hour Challenge, but now we've slipped down to second place. I'm not…

May 10, 2009

What a nice Mother's Day surprise… I'm in the Chicago Tribune Magazine today! I even got a mention on the…

May 9, 2009

Eleanor's a very snuggly baby. It's really sweet, but I've not accomplished much lately other than perfecting the art of…

May 1, 2009

Eleanor Ann Balch was born Wednesday, April 29 at 2:42 in the morning. She weighed in at 8 pounds, 15…