• ESCAPRIL2023

    Dinner was not pasta fagioli
    But rather tasty ravioli
    One had ricotta
    The other potata
    No one enjoyed any cannoli

  • Brookfield Burns!

  • Beautiful Oregon coast.

  • Daily happiness number 88! What makes me smile today: it’s been a minute but today pastrami is definitely making me smile. With a side of spare ribs on the right.

  • Daily happiness number 87! What makes me smile today: Mister J’s Dawgs and Burgers.

  • Daily happiness number 86! What makes me smile today: House plants.

  • Daily happiness number 85! What makes me smile today: Carolyn.

  • Daily happiness number 83! What makes me smile today: Chicago buildings disappearing into the clouds.

  • Daily happiness number 82! What makes me smile today: Great historic architectural details of the building in downtown Chicago.

  • Daily happiness number 81! What makes me smile today: Diner’s with fun old stuff (Daddio’s in Batavia. IL).

  • Daily happiness number 80! What makes me smile today: Cool old Windmills.

  • Daily happiness number 79! What makes me smile today: Free chair found in the garbage. Now what to do with it.

  • Daily happiness number 78! What makes me smile today: Homemade tamales waiting to be steamed. Mmmm left over pig roast.

  • Daily happiness number 77! What makes me smile today: Trains and donuts are both awesome individually, but there has to be a synergy when they are combined…

  • Daily happiness number 76! What makes me smile today: Wisconsin brats.

  • Daily happiness number 75! What makes me smile today: Pumpkin painted rocks laying around the house.

  • Daily happiness number 74! What makes me smile today: Art-o-mat® art! The art is fun and finding machines is as treasure hunt. www.artomat.org

  • Daily happiness number 73! What makes me smile today: Butter basted steak. Mmmmmm.

  • Daily happiness number 72! What makes me smile today: Steet art hanging from a lamp pole in the Chicago Loop.

  • Daily happiness number 71! What makes me smile today: Crazy “weed” melon growing on the back fence. Proof I’m not good at composting.

  • Daily happiness number 70! What makes me smile today: Bakeries. Especial bakery doughnuts and sweet rolls (that’s what’s in the box).

  • Daily happiness number 69! What makes me smile today: Wiener Mobiles. Even fake mini ones in a parade.

  • Daily happiness number 68! What makes me smile today: Deviled eggs. Made from a friends backyard chickens.

  • Daily happiness number 67! What makes me smile today: Live music, first indoors concert since March 13, 2021.

  • Daily happiness number 66! What makes me smile today: Wildlife in the City. Even if it’s an envasive species.

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