Ailantha
  • Blog
  • About
  • Contact

Next Stop, Chicago

9/21/2022

0 Comments

 
Picture
...Continued from yesterday:
     
And so, Tom's and my plan to drive from St. Louis to Chicago being foiled by a knee injury (see previous post, https://www.ailantha.com/blog/the-best-laid-plans​),
Picture
...we instead drove home to Columbus and the following day I caught a plane to Chicago while Tom stayed home to rest his bruised patella. 
   Though my daughter and son-in-law -- both of whom had taken the day off from work in anticipation of our visit -- offered to come and fetch me at O'Hare, I assured them that I was quite capable of negotiating my way from the airport via the Blue Line train, which I did,      
Picture
Picture
Picture
...buying my Blue Line  ticket,
Picture
...and meeting them at the Damen stop in Bucktown.
Picture
      We then went for lunch to the cutest little eatery across the street from the train station called Dove's Luncheonette,
Picture
Picture
Picture
...where the food was so good.
​    Miguel had and egg over tasty pork tips,
Picture
...while Claire and I had yummy salad-topped avocado toast.
Picture
    After lunch we walked from Bucktown to their Logan Square neighborhood, a city stroll that I always love taking.
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
    On our way we passed the whimsical fence,
Picture
...behind which live the neighborhood chickens.
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
     The last time I had been to Claire and Miguel's house was the last week of February, 2020. Upon seeing their yard for the first time in two and a half years I was surprised - and enchanted - to see the wonderland of an urban gardenscape it had grown into.
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
     I stayed in their cute, cozy guest room.
Picture
      My grand kitties were thrilled to see me.
Picture
Picture
Picture
     To be continued...
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Picture
    "Tropical Depression" 
    by Patti Liszkay
    ​Buy it on Amazon:

    https://www.amzn.com/1685131832

    Picture
    "Hail Mary"
    by Patti Liszkay
    Buy it on Amazon:

    https://www.amzn.com/1684334888

    Picture
    "Equal And Opposite Reactions"
     by Patti Liszkay
    Buy it on Amazon:

    http://amzn.to/2xvcgRa
    or from
    The Book Loft
    of German Village,
    Columbus, Ohio
    Picture
    Or check it out at the Columbus Metropolitan Library
    Picture

    Archives

    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013

    RSS Feed

    I am a traveler just visiting this planet and reporting various and sundry observations,
    hopefully of interest to my fellow travelers.

    Categories

    All


























































































Proudly powered by Weebly