Monthly Archives: July 2011

Porch Beer

It is sweltering in Illinois as I write this. I glanced at the weather report before I biked to work this morning, and to my dismay saw that it would feel like 112 F outside. And, it did. Look out east coast, this heat wave is coming for you. I’d recommend that you stock a few […]

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katie - Yum! This is exactly what the thermometer is calling for.

katie - Yum! This is exactly what the thermometer is calling for.

Bowen - Looks like exactly what I want to drink on my porch … maybe with a dash of hot sauce, too!
(And we must be on a similar page … a week or so ago I made up a drink I named “front porch lemonade”)

Bowen - Looks like exactly what I want to drink on my porch … maybe with a dash of hot sauce, too!
(And we must be on a similar page … a week or so ago I made up a drink I named “front porch lemonade”)

Gemma - Indeed Katie, enjoy!
Bowen, I definitely second the hot sauce. Great minds think alike! Nice site.

Gemma - Indeed Katie, enjoy!
Bowen, I definitely second the hot sauce. Great minds think alike! Nice site.

yarnydays - Oh, yum.

yarnydays - Oh, yum.

Beet Ice Cream

It never feels like summer until July, when the midwest gets hit with the first dangerous heat wave and the humidity becomes overwhelming. Everyone likes to complain about it, including me, but I secretly appreciate the extreme temperatures that mark our seasons in this region. When I lived in Oregon, I was always felt a […]

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Carl - Not so sure about beet ice cream, but great shot of the…Banksy?

Carl - Not so sure about beet ice cream, but great shot of the…Banksy?

Gemma - I’m not sure Carl. I don’t think so, but it is possible.

Gemma - I’m not sure Carl. I don’t think so, but it is possible.

New Orleans

The American Library Association annual conference took place in New Orleans this year. I waited until the last minute to decide to attend, but in late June I joined thousands of other librarians and archivists for a week in a truly lovely city.   It’s no secret that I have a special place in my […]

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Richard - Stellar photos of a magic city! We visit for Jazz Fest every year. You captured the feeling perfectly.

Richard - Stellar photos of a magic city! We visit for Jazz Fest every year. You captured the feeling perfectly.

Stacy - Praline bacon sounds amazing!

Stacy - Praline bacon sounds amazing!

Paula - I love the photo of the Natchez – it glows! Sounds like a great vacation.

Paula - I love the photo of the Natchez – it glows! Sounds like a great vacation.

Nishta - such gorgeous photographs, Gemma! I’m so excited that you were able to go to NOLA–we are just a handful of hours away, and I’m dying to go back, it’s been a few years. thank you so much for sharing.

Nishta - such gorgeous photographs, Gemma! I’m so excited that you were able to go to NOLA–we are just a handful of hours away, and I’m dying to go back, it’s been a few years. thank you so much for sharing.

Gemma - Thanks Richard, it really is kind of a magical place. The light was so lovely everywhere.
It was Stacy!
Thanks Paula, that was a very beautiful afternoon to be lounging by the water.
Thanks Nishta! I’m jealous you are close. What a lovely region.

Gemma - Thanks Richard, it really is kind of a magical place. The light was so lovely everywhere.
It was Stacy!
Thanks Paula, that was a very beautiful afternoon to be lounging by the water.
Thanks Nishta! I’m jealous you are close. What a lovely region.