Monthly Archives: June 2012

June 19, 2012 · 9:57 pm

Happy Trails

This past Saturday I explored one of my favorite Chicago neighborhoods: Little Italy. Although it isn’t like it used to be (see above), this little neighborhood nestled on the Near West Side of the city, is still filled with old-school restaurants (the original Rosebud’s, Francesca’s) and picturesque tree-lined streets. And on Saturday: Frasier and Chicklet too. My dad and I took these two pups on a Happy Trails walk (courtesy of One Tail at a Time) and even though Fraiser pooped out because of the heat and Chicklet needed to be carried most of the way, it was still a fun time.

[top photo courtesy of the Chicago History Museum; second photo courtesy of One Tail at a Time]

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June 12, 2012 · 9:14 pm

Sandwiches + States

Sandwiches are by far my most favorite food. So when I came across this design project called Stately Sandwiches, where one girl sets out to make the sandwich for each state, I was hooked. It sounds like the perfect excuse to try a new sandwich every week. The sandwich for Illinois: Italian beef. Pretty spot on. Although I’d be down to try the California too:)

[via Cup of Jo; photos via]

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June 11, 2012 · 9:50 pm

Weekend in photos

Checked out the Printer’s Row Lit Fest for the first time (Chicklet was photographed by a Tribune photographer:), enjoyed some homemade carnitas and took a tour of some brand new businesses in the city. [check out H+ Records and Big Shoulders Coffee!!] Happy end of Monday!

Chicago is the city that showed the world how to work hard, build high and laugh while doing it. And you’re a part of it. Every morning you get up with a renewed determination to make your piece of our great city just a little better. Big Shoulders Coffee was created specifically for hard-working Chicagoans like you: a perfectly roasted, no-nonsense brew delivered fast and hot in our signature one-size fits all cup. No fancy lingo required. [seriously, this coffee is so good]

[top photo via Antonio Perez for the Chicago Tribune]

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June 7, 2012 · 6:43 pm

Cone of shame

Yesterday morning I had to drop Chicklet off at the vet’s office for cherry eye surgery. Cherry eye happens when a tear duct “pops out” from its normal position and is visible as a small red mass (you can see Chicklet’s here). Fortunately it’s a fairly common procedure and Chick was back home at the end of the day, but with a cone of shame. She hates it so much and spent the better part of the night trying to take it off and making the most pitiful yips. Fraiser has never had to wear a cone so it was hard for me to get used to as well. Poor pup!