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  • Chicago Dîner en Blanc 2018 - Nicole

    Dîner en Blanc Chicago, 2018

    Dîner en Blanc Chicago is the pop-up picnic event where everyone and everything is dressed all in white. It takes…
    August 31, 2018
  • Dîner en Blanc Gothic White Table with Skeletons | Making it Lovely

    My ‘Gothic White’ Dîner en Blanc Table

    My sister invited me as her date to Chicago's Dîner en Blanc this year. Quelle excitation! She rented a room…
    August 28, 2017
  • Painting of Pullman Chicago

    Pullman and the South Side Soapbox

    This post is sponsored by method. I had visited the headquarters of method in San Francisco years ago and gotten…
    June 28, 2017
  • Jayson Home Warehouse Sale | Chairs

    Jayson Home Warehouse Sale

    The Jayson Home Warehouse Sale started today and continues all weekend. I got down there about a half an hour…
    November 11, 2016
  • Avery Coonley Estate, Frank Lloyd Wright, Riverside, IL

    The Wright Plus Housewalk, 2015

    The Wright Plus Housewalk took place this past Saturday, featuring historic homes here in Oak Park and also in nearby…
    May 18, 2015
  • Electric Guitars

    Chicago Music Exchange

    I don't play well (or at all, these days), but I still have the electric guitar I saved up for…
    March 28, 2013
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  • Chicago Dîner en Blanc 2018 - Nicole

    Dîner en Blanc Chicago, 2018

    Dîner en Blanc Chicago is the pop-up picnic event where everyone and everything is dressed all in white. It takes place at a different location…

    August 31, 20184 commentsLocal, My Life
  • Dîner en Blanc Gothic White Table with Skeletons | Making it Lovely

    My ‘Gothic White’ Dîner en Blanc Table

    My sister invited me as her date to Chicago’s Dîner en Blanc this year. Quelle excitation! She rented a room for the night, so we…

    August 28, 201719 comments'D' for Dining, Local, My Life
  • Painting of Pullman Chicago

    Pullman and the South Side Soapbox

    This post is sponsored by method. I had visited the headquarters of method in San Francisco years ago and gotten to know the company then,…

    June 28, 20173 commentsLocal
  • Jayson Home Warehouse Sale | Chairs

    Jayson Home Warehouse Sale

    The Jayson Home Warehouse Sale started today and continues all weekend. I got down there about a half an hour before it opened this morning.…

    November 11, 20162 commentsDecorating, Local
  • Avery Coonley Estate, Frank Lloyd Wright, Riverside, IL

    The Wright Plus Housewalk, 2015

    The Wright Plus Housewalk took place this past Saturday, featuring historic homes here in Oak Park and also in nearby Riverside, IL. The three Frank…

    May 18, 20159 commentsLocal, Travel
  • Electric Guitars

    Chicago Music Exchange

    I don’t play well (or at all, these days), but I still have the electric guitar I saved up for and bought when I was…

    March 28, 20136 commentsMy Life
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