St. Patrick’s Day Recipes
When I was a kid, like many kids, we celebrated holidays throughout the year in our elementary school classrooms. I remember one spring when a certain holiday was about to pop up on the calendar. It was mid-March, so early during the progress of the year and my education. For the following day, I was … Continue reading St. Patrick’s Day Recipes
Self-Guided Woods Walk at Chicago Botanic Garden
Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL 60022 “Whose woods these are I think I know.His house is in the village though;He will not see me stopping hereTo watch his woods fill up with snow.” Robert Frost (aptly named) wrote my favorite poem of all time, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” … Continue reading Self-Guided Woods Walk at Chicago Botanic Garden
Fireball Cinnamon Whisky
Show of hands. Who has not tasted Fireball Cinnamon Whisky? I don’t see any hands. And it’s not because I can’t see you. “What happens next is up to you.” Read on. I can make your hands clap. Scroll down to see more photos and read more about Fireball Cinnamon Whisky. “The salmon with Fireball Cinnamon … Continue reading Fireball Cinnamon Whisky
Grand Sumo on NHK World-Japan
The wait is interminable. The highest ranking wrestlers are always scheduled to compete at the end of the day. Now evening approaches. Stable mates and assistants keep everyone loose. Some wrestlers push against each other while others shove endlessly against immoveable walls. The wrestlers progress slowly from the locker rooms to the queue that leads … Continue reading Grand Sumo on NHK World-Japan
Universal Yums
There is a belief that the best way to travel in a country is to eat your way through it. With that in mind, if we cannot visit a faraway land, what if an opportunity to experience a country was placed on our porch? Shut the front door! Scroll down to see more photos and … Continue reading Universal Yums
Oak & Bond Coffee: New Year’s Recipes
Oak & Bond Coffee Company in Charlotte, North Carolina introduced us to their stimulating range of whole bean coffee, aged in barrels of: Bourbon Whiskey from Kentucky; Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa, California; and Scotch Whisky from Scotland. If Oak & Bond Coffee Co. improved the coffee experience from ordinary to extraordinary, how can we help start the … Continue reading Oak & Bond Coffee: New Year’s Recipes
Oak & Bond Coffee: Holiday Recipes
Oak & Bond Coffee Company in Charlotte, North Carolina introduced us to their stimulating range of whole bean coffee, aged in barrels of: Bourbon Whiskey from Kentucky; Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa, California; and Scotch Whisky from Scotland. If Oak & Bond Coffee Co. made the leap from ordinary coffee to extraordinary, how can we take this a … Continue reading Oak & Bond Coffee: Holiday Recipes
Oak & Bond Coffee: Flight Tasting
Have you ever had a taste for something that you hadn’t tasted before? Does that sound impossible? What if new blends of your favorite flavors were introduced to you? Expand your mind—it’s time to wake up the taste buds, and enrich the palate. Scroll down to see more photos and read more about Oak & … Continue reading Oak & Bond Coffee: Flight Tasting
The Bahá’í House of Worship
100 Linden Avenue, Wilmette, IL 60091 “Haven’t you noticed the rays?The spirit sun is strongerAnd a new day is dawning for us all.” —excerpt from “Hummingbird” by Seals and Crofts, 1973 Did you know that American musicians James Seals and Darrell Crofts are longtime advocates of the Baháʼí Faith? Did you know that there is … Continue reading The Bahá’í House of Worship
