Spring is here and the birds are returning. It’s a short migration, as the crow flies. Just a few hops away from downtown Libertyville Metra station, finches and warblers alight for crumbs. Keep your eye on the sparrow. With so much hustle and bustle, I can’t keep track of them all coming or going for … Continue reading Birdy’s Coffee House
Duck…duck…duck… DONUT! Spring has me feeling a little daffy. Scroll down to see more photos and read more about Duck Donuts. “The Maple Bacon is so good that I want to take a bath in it. This has just the right amount of sweetness. I’ve never had bacon on a donut before Duck Donuts. The … Continue reading Duck Donuts
1899 West Winchester Road, Libertyville, IL 60048 Wright. Benny. Ryerson. Bradbury. Sousa. Untermyer. Gurnee. Sheridan. Dunn. Daniel Wright was the first permanent non-native settler in Lake County. He established good relations with the Native people. Many years later, the Lake County Forest Preserve District honored Mr. Wright by preserving and naming precious land in his honor: … Continue reading Dunn Museum
755 North Milwaukee Avenue, Libertyville, IL 60048 “A long time ago at a former employer far, far away….” My friend Sandra and her husband Mark told me about a coffee roastery tucked in the back of a building at the north end of downtown Libertyville. It was Hansa Coffee Roasters. Sandra went on about how … Continue reading Hansa Coffee Roasters
Welcome to The Simple Luxuries. Thank you for visiting my WordPress blog. I am also available at Instagram and Twitter. Just click the ellipsis icon (…) in the main menu to find more social media. Occasionally I will publish photo blogs on Adobe Spark. These links can be found at the end of some of … Continue reading Tala Coffee Roasters
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