A recent visit to a bed and breakfast outside of Chicago inspired my latest Urban Times post on historical tourism. The inn was steeped in a tradition so wholesome that I almost felt as if I had been transported to another era. I was reminded that sometimes a person doesn’t…
Ask any dog owner and they will tell you that dogs are high maintenance pets. They bark loudly and often, a chorus of yips and yaps and howls. They shed, leaving massive amounts of fur and hair throughout the house that is no match for even the strongest Dyson…
There’s no mistaking it – color and mood go hand in hand. Colors are influential on a social, cultural, and personal level, and my recent post in Urban Times talks about the impact that the “Color Jam” exhibit in downtown Chicago might have on passersby and workers in the Loop.…
Summer has arrived in full fashion. There are so many wonderful things about summer, and just one of them is all of the healthy, fresh food options that are literally sprouting up all around us. Farmer’s markets are in full swing across the country, making it all the easier…
I’m over at Urban Times again today with a post about sustainability and the importance of buying local. The following is an excerpt, but you can read the post in its entirety here: “We have all heard the buzz word “sustainability.” But what does it really mean to be sustainable? …
“The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe.” ― Gustave Flaubert I have been writing on this blog for two months now and amount of things that I have learned have been monumental. There have been incredible highs like when a post is well-received or I…