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Shaped by the Land
I grew up in Park Forest, Illinois, a south suburb of Chicago. Until I was 6, we lived in a neighborhood of co-op townhouses that faced onto forest preserve. That was an early and enduring term for me, “forest preserve.” … Continue reading
Posted in garden, Park Forest, prairie, the Farm
Tagged Landscape, ovarian cancer, Park Forest, prairie
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Seeing and Knowing
One thing I love about winter is that when my husband Steve ends his landscaping season our conversations get more interesting. The winter is the time for the life of the mind and different types of creativity to emerge. Steve … Continue reading
Posted in art, Park Forest
Tagged Abelardo Morell, camera obscura, Dan Weiner, Park Forest, photography
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My Favorite Book
I have given away more copies of The Snowy Day by Jack Ezra Keats than any other book I’ve ever read. And even though my early reading was dominated by Dr. Seuss, it is The Snowy Day that has stuck in my imagination. I … Continue reading
Posted in Park Forest, reviews
Tagged childhood winter, Jack Ezra Keats, snow, The Snowy Day
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Ice
The poet Brenda Hillman was on campus a few weeks ago. She has written a book of poetry exploring the seasons in Berkeley, California. I believe she’s broken them down into about 30 micro-seasons. The two years I lived in … Continue reading
New Year’s with Fred
For me, New Year’s Eve means one thing: Fred Astaire. I don’t know if this is the experience of most girls who grew up babysitting in the Chicago suburbs in the 1970s, but for me the most magical part of … Continue reading
Posted in art, Park Forest, reviews
Tagged Astaire and Rogers, Fred Astaire, Gay Divorcee, movies, New Year's ritual, Top Hat
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Abandoned
Last week when I was visiting my parents in the Chicago area, my mother told me about visiting our old house in Park Forest. It’s the house I grew up in and every space is permanently engraved in my memory. … Continue reading
Posted in Park Forest, politics
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Everything is a Story
I googled Jonathan Harris tonight, looking for more information on the founder of http://cowbird.com. What I knew about him from reading his stories on cowbird was that he has quite a following, is prolific in terms of photography and storytelling (557 … Continue reading
Posted in art, Park Forest, writing
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Higher Ground
Last night I finally got to see Higher Ground, the film starring and directed by Vera Farmiga based on the memoir by Carolyn Briggs, This Dark World. It never came close enough for me to see it in the theater, … Continue reading
Christmas Tree Video
I’ve written about our Christmas tree before, but each year it does fill me with total pride and unearned nostalgia. The tree came from Steve’s grandfather’s hardware store in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, brand spankin’ new in 1965. That is also … Continue reading
Posted in Park Forest, the Farm
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Ice
We’ve got our first long blast of cold weather. It’s been discouraging to see open water still on the small lakes around here. When it’s cold, I want ice! Time to skate! On Friday night, we went to some friends’ house … Continue reading
Posted in Park Forest, the Farm
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