This harvest season, Lisa, my mom, and I visited Royal Oak Farm Apple Orchard in Harvard, Illinois. Our first-time experience became a new tradition. Scroll down to see more photos and read more about Royal Oak Farm Apple Orchard. We read the recent online reviews as we looked for a new apple and pumpkin farm, … Continue reading Royal Oak Farm
Bad pancakes took the air out of your mornings? I know. I started Fluffy Fluffy with “bad pancakes.” That’s where it ends. Put down your plastic spork and drop your lukewarm buffet leave behinds. Fluffy Fluffy’s famous soufflé pancakes will put the bounce back in your step and the air under your wings! Fluffy Fluffy, … Continue reading Fluffy Fluffy
When the world was younger, and I was still an old soul, I lost myself at a small but memorable farm zoo in Elgin, Illinois. This was years before digital cameras, the internet, and blogging. I remembered bison and a pond filled with geese and ducks. Many years later, here I am again at Lords … Continue reading Lords Park
The largest railroad museum in the United States is right here in Union, Illinois, about 55 miles northwest of downtown Chicago. Fitting that the Illinois Railway Museum was founded in 1953 near the largest junction of rail lines and freight operations in American history. We left the rubber on the road for the steel wheels … Continue reading Illinois Railway Museum
Gardens, a military museum, and a golf course sum up Cantigny. Flowers are of a temporal nature, and military conflicts sometimes flare up to preserve freedom, affording us the leisure to shoot a round of golf. A five-hundred acre park, a museum honoring the First Division of the United States Army (known as the legendary … Continue reading Cantigny Park
With the chill of early spring in the air, Valerie, Julie, Mark, Lisa, and I spirited away on a beer run that distilled itself into something stronger. Wait. Wasn’t there a commercial back in the day that pushed hard butterscotch candy from a well-meaning old man to a bewildered kid? Sorry for the abrupt shift, … Continue reading 28 Mile Distilling Company
The name, “Half Day,” belongs to a town, road, and brewing company in Illinois. Over the years, the origin of this name has been mistakenly defined as a half-day’s horse and carriage ride to Chicago, and a chief named, “Hefda,” whose name was modernized as, “Half Day.” Neither of these folk tales are true. It … Continue reading Half Day Brewing Company
Quick! Coffee!! Where should you go for quick coffee? Calibre Coffee. Scroll down to see more photos and read more about Calibre Coffee. We came in for quick coffee and enjoyed the slow life of latte art appreciation. The coffee was all the rave, and the food fueled the drive to chew the fat. “Community … Continue reading Calibre Coffee
This is a cow. The cow says,Kurimu! Je t’aime. Ich liebe dich. Ti amo.Te’Amo! Scroll down to see more photos and read more about Kurimu Ice Cream Shop x Te’Amo Boba Bar. “This is my favorite ice cream!” At Streets of Woodfield in Schaumburg, Illinois, we have two treat choices in close proximity. Kurimu is … Continue reading Kurimu x Te’Amo
Just when I thought I was out (of ideas), they (suggest something to) pull me back in! It’s not The Godfather Part III; this is an offer I can’t refuse. Scroll down to see more photos and read more about Elawa Farm Foundation. “Elawa Farm is a hidden gem next to Middlefork Savanna!” Sometimes the … Continue reading Elawa Farm Foundation
The Simple Luxuries 