I can't believe six weeks have passed since we got home from the desert! Each visit, a few things stick with me for months afterwards (and then, of course, I begin planning for the next year...), and one of them is always dinner at Melvyn's at the Ingleside Inn.
From the moment you roll into ...
The Palm Springs Playlist
Each year, as we head to our favorite vacation spot, we make a first stop to see some friends in the Pasadena area. Our first year out, we and our friends were sitting down for a meal discussing a song that we'd heard that we thought was quintessentially vacation-like. None of us could place the ...
New Favorite: Le Colonial Restaurant, Chicago
I believe it was two Julys ago now that Bryan and I stepped into Le Colonial for the first time. Having passed the lit awning and smart-looking valets on Oak Street on more than one occasion (and on Rush at their old location), my curiosity had gotten the better of me, and we made a reservation for ...
A Love Letter to Lake Michigan
Each summer, as we venture North to Chicago, I can feel my heartbeat a little stronger. As soon as I glimpse that first sight of the skyline from the Dan Ryan when we drive in, I feel like I'm home. Each morning, stuck on Louisville time, I wake up in the 5 o'clock hour, and make my way the block ...
Bringing it Home: How to Not Lose Sight of your Favorite Place(s)
It's no secret that the man and I are in love with Palm Springs. Since we began vacationing there several years ago, our annual September jaunt is how we keep track of the years... Not our anniversary, not NYE, but the view of the mountains and dinner at Sandfish. We always come home to the ...
A Very Belated Review of Talavera, Palm Springs
When the man and I began planning our annual trip out west in September, our usual spot- The Parker- was 100% booked. Heart broken, I began searching for a place to substitute. We've looked at vintage spots like The Ingleside Inn in the past (home to Melvyn's restaurant, one of our favorites), and ...
A Quick Weekend in New Orleans
The last time I was in New Orleans was in 1996, I believe. This was before Katrina rocked the city. Before I was old enough to partake in a good time on Bourbon Street. It's where I ate my first crawfish, first fell in love with architecture, and first saw folks who let their freak flags fly. I ...
Our Always Airbnb
Each Summer's end for several years now, the Hubbo and I head to Southern California to completely unplug for 10 days. My obsession with Palm Springs started with a perusing of Slim Aarons photos and stories on the Kaufmann Desert House, so we finally planned our first trip out several years ago. ...
City Favorites: Chicago
Covid threw such a wrench into so many lives for so many reasons. Jobs were lost, lives were lost. Celebrations of love, life had to be cancelled or postponed. We had to adapt in so many ways; we learned how to work from home, how to coach our kids through NTI and the lack of socialization. It's ...
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