Jacky Hackett: Cooking, eating, reading, riding my bike that goes nowhere — living my best porch life.
There is never a lack of things to do in Chicago, especially in the summer. A ton of the fun can be had for free too. Growing up my parents took advantage of all these great things, lots of great memories. The Grant Park concerts are one of those great memories. I am nowhere near…
1) Two wheeler 2) BBT 3) Boarding House 4) RIP 5) Fancy 6) Keeping cool 7) Pool time
I headed downtown Friday morning. When I got off the train I saw a couple having someone taking their photo with a cell phone. They had obviously just been married at City Hall. Very cute scene. I had some time to kill so decided to talk a walk thru city hall, in all my years…
1) Boy band 2) Grapes 3) Reader for life 4) Mrs. & Mr. 5) Friday night 6) Ladies night 7) Princess
I recently called our cable company to cut back on our cable channels. For one, we don’t need to spend that much on cable when we have Netflix and Amazon streaming. But mainly, we don’t need to spend time watching TV in the summer, we should read a book outside. Excellent reasons, in theory. Well…
We spent a long Fourth of July weekend in Southwest Michigan for a family wedding. We spent the Fourth on the beach, no better pace to be. Friday followed with lots of fun. You know it is a funday when the Hummer limo pulls up before noon! We had a fun-filled day planned to celebrate…
1) Off to college 2) Whiskey and bacon 3) Boating 4) Rollin’ with my homies 5) 4th 6) Mussels on the grill 7) Library
Friday funday started rough due to Thursday night front porch fun that turned into a late night party. We were enjoying some snacks and drinks with friends when some other friends stopped over for us to be taste testers for a new drink. Um, yes please! The base was pineapple, jalapeno, and mint (I think)….
My new laptop is seriously ill. One minute it was fine, the next I could not power it up. A tech came out but had no luck. I shipped it back to Dell to see what magic they can work. So sad, it is not even two months old! I have never had issues with…
1) Supermoon 2) Taste testers 3) After the storm 4) Kids 5) Party 6) Recovery 7) Sushi