It's Oh So Quiet

You'd think that not writing a darned thing for two months would mean I've been extremely busy having a wild and interesting summer, right? Not so much. Really I'm just kinda lazy and the chatty comes in spurts. Anyhoo, what have I really been up to you ask? Well, July was uneventful. In August we went to Milwaukee and Chicago for a wedding and a vacation. The wedding was nice, the bride was gorgeous and the groom was very tall. (He's like 6'-7" or something). My sources tell me that the afghan was a hit with the happy couple. No picture as I have not quite figured out how to photograph the color red. I suppose I should start thinking about the next cousin getting married gift. Liz, let me know if you really don't want an afghan and I won't make you one. Otherwise, let me know your preferred color(s). While we were waiting for the in-laws to collect us at the hotel I was working on a new sock and Karen said that she wants a pair of socks. So I when we got home, I ordered some yarn and started making her socks. I know have more projects going than ever before. Two relatively easy scarves and two pairs of socks. It's kinda nice; if I get bored with one, I can do something else for a while. I hope they all still get finished in a somewhat timely manner. (by Thanksgiving would be great)
Chicago was great. They had a really cool glass exhibit complete with glass blowing demos at the Science and Industry Museum. As James said, they blew the guys at the Renaissance Festival out of the water. It was very cool. Also we saw the U-505 U-boat. I think that was James' favorite part of the whole trip. We went to Buddy Guy's Legends for dinner and awesome music. I wish we had a really great blues (or rock for that matter) scene/club here. If you know of bands or a good place to hang out to maybe see good local stuff, let me know. I love that stuff. I would go to Buddy Guy's all the time if I could. The other great restaurant that we ate at was Frontera. It would appear from the dates at the top that the menu changes monthly, but since there wasn't a single bite of anything other than great in the whole meal, I would bet that all of their menus are worth going for. Again, I would go there more if it was closer. The art museum was a bit disappointing for a couple of reasons. First, they were undergoing construction of a new wing as well as renovations of existing galleries. This meant that much of the impressionist work that we were hoping to see was not on view. We did see Sunday in the Park (Seurat) and a couple of Degas', but not at all the extensive collection the guidebook from the hotel lobby said they have. Second, their print selection is awful. They had maybe 30 prints available, but none of the things we were hoping for. Only one each for Degas and O'Keeffe, and these not the best from the collection. We were thinking that they would have something more along the lines of Milwaukee's print collection, which is quite extensive and has contributed greatly to the decoration of the walls of our home.
Well, I am getting sleepy, so I think I will go find a new book to read.