As we were driving in our separate cars from Chicago to Iowa City, I gave my Dad a call to pass some time. “Are you going to stop at The Machine Shed in Davenport?” he inquired. Apparently he’d been to this classic establishment (“A Restaurant Honoring the American Farmer”) many moons ago on an officiating trip [...]
Posts from ‘July, 2008’
Chicago: best city for… bacon?
After awakening from our cushy suite at the Hotel Palomar in Arlington, VA at a much earlier than hour than any sane person should be functioning, John & I got ourselves on the road to Chicago on July 3rd. I suppose this should have been an emotional departure from the city where we bought our first home [...]
And so it begins…
So after finally getting adjusted to living in the same city, having a mortgage, and driving on the Beltway, John & I decided to change it up this summer. First, we decided to get married in Scotland. Planning a wedding in the same time zone? Simply not enough of a challenge for us. So in [...]
