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The Macy’s Faux Windows

In the past few years I’ve shared images from the Marshall Field’s annual Christmas windows. Well, I begrudgingly give you one image from this year’s windows at the Macy’s store on State Street.

I think these are the absolute worst windows they’ve ever had! That’s why I’ll call them Macy’s windows instead of Field’s. There were [...]

1 + 1 = 2009

Happy New Year everyone!!!

Here’s a few firecrackers from London. Thanks to the BBC for the video. Enjoy.

It’s too bad the commentator talks so much. We want to hear the fireworks, not his inane comments!

Merry Christmas in 2008

Merry Christmas everyone!

For the first time this week we're having decent, but cold (brr) weather! The sun is shining, the snow and ice are on the ground…not flinging down from the sky…and though cold, actually much colder than forecast, it is above zero degrees F (-17.78 C), but only just above zero…we'll take it. [...]

Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th of July to all my American readers! Enjoy your nation’s birthday!!!

Here are some fun time lapse fireworks.

Christmas Card Delivery

Here is the opening line of an email I received today:

"I just received a Christmas card from you in the mail post marked Dec. 29, 2007."

No joke. It has taken one of my Christmas cards, one of the few that I finally sent, seven to eight weeks to reach it’s destination! This might be acceptable [...]

Drab

I took down my Christmas tree and decorations this evening. Tomorrow is the last pick up for the tree, so it had to go out. The house always looks so drab after the Christmas cheer is boxed up and stored away for next year. I’ve spent time each of the past several nights sitting by [...]

Happy New Year 2008

Happy New Year!!!! I hope 2008 is a good year for each of you (an me too, if I may include myself)!!!

I went to see the movie Atonement with a friend today. The theater was packed! Probably because the outside weather was not pleasant and everyone headed to a movie. This is the first time [...]

2007 Christmas Windows

I had to go into Chicago today during a snow storm. It’s the only time I’ve been downtown since the Christmas windows at Marshal Field’s/Macy’s opened. This year’s windows were of the Nutcracker. Here are a few pictures I snapped in a horrible rush. The first is my favorite. (The white splotch on the mouse’s [...]

Merry Christmas 2007

OK, I’ve used this image before, but I like it and it’s just right for the season! Merry Christmas!!!

Image copyright Century Greetings.

Whew!

I jinxed myself with my last post. I made the mistake of writing: "I thought the family Christmas dinner was going to be at my house, but
that might not happen now. Motivation to clean house has disappeared!"

Silly me. Really shouldn’t have said that. At 10:00 PM Thursday night, my brother tossed all those plans out [...]