Category Archives: Food

There was a minor snowfall in Chicago on Saturday afternoon. When I got to the airport an hour and 15 minutes before my flight was due to leave, I found out it had been delayed an hour. I could have … Continue reading →

After all the morning’s excitement, we still hadn’t eaten breakfast. I spotted a Krispy Kreme across Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway from Eli’s Orange World and headed over. I decided to buy two donuts — raspberry filled (my favorite) and chocolate … Continue reading →

Grafton wasn’t being attacked by giant bats. There’s a spot on my camera lens that I can’t locate. This shot was taken from the bank of the Mississippi River lest than half a mile from the confluence with the Illinois … Continue reading →

Somewhere in my wanderings on the Internet, I discovered The Blue Owl Restaurant and Bakery in Kimmswick, Missouri and its “levee-high apple pie.” I filed it away for the next time we happened to be traveling south of St. Louis. … Continue reading →

We walked down into The Loop, to Daley Center Plaza where the Christkindlmarket is held every year. There were more booths than in the past, but the damp weather must have kept a lot of people away because the crowds … Continue reading →