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Halloween is for Kids
I enjoyed Halloween until I was 12, although it was never my favorite holiday. I loved fall, with its pumpkins and colored leaves and early dark. I liked the candy and especially the time spent after trick-or-treating trading candy with my siblings. We … Continue reading
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Tamarack
tamarack and pine trees I pass on my way to work Throughout my adult life, there have been times I have been criticized for not being more engaged with nature. The harshest came from Denise Levertov, who thought it was … Continue reading
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Ponderosa Steakhouse
I’m definitely loving kale. I think part of the appeal is my past history with it. I worked at Ponderosa Steakhouse in Chicago Heights, Ill., when I was in high school. I could walk there– cutting through the hedge at the … Continue reading
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Church Banners
Yesterday, March 19, was the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker. Joseph the carpenter is the patron saint of our parish here in St. Joseph. Steve was really excited about the feast, and got up and went to early Mass. … Continue reading
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Tolstoy Lite
I fell under the spell of Tolstoy when I was a senior in high school. It started when Mayama’s bookstore in the Park Forest Plaza closed. All the books were deeply discounted, and I took my babysitting money and did … Continue reading
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The Badge Pool
I’ve been thinking a lot about the Park Forest Aqua Center these days, particularly the Badge Pool. For those just getting ot know Park Forest through the blog, the Aqua Center was this amazing city pool complex, all outdoors, run … Continue reading
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Park Forest Public Library
The Park Forest entries have gotten such a good response, I’ve been meaning to sit down and write about Illinois Theatre Center. I just have so much to say about it, it’s not really blog-length in my head. So let … Continue reading
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Park Forest Girls’ Softball
In 1973, when I was nine, the youngest you could be and still play, girls’ softball came to Park Forest, Illinois. We’d had boys’ baseball, well, forever, and my father was an umpire. When I was five or six, my … Continue reading
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Norman Rockwell
I think like most people my age, I have mixed feelings about Norman Rockwell. Growing up, we had four framed Norman Rockwell prints over our living room couch. They were the four seasons, and a quick Google search shows they … Continue reading
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Park Forest
We squeezed in a trip to see my family in Chicago and Frankfort, IL over New Year’s, and it was a good trip. Steve had not been out to my parents’ house, which is warm and inviting and in an … Continue reading
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