Have you dreamed of creating a great work of art? Ready to challenge your creativity? Need something different to do with family or friends? I’ve wanted to try this for a while, so I was very excited when I recruited a friend for a night at Pinot’s Palette. We signed up online for a Friday night…
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One of the great privileges of retirement is the leisurely lunch. The midday meal is no longer sandwiched between meetings and appointments. It is a stand-alone event worthy of the planning and consideration of a three-day research seminar. My curiosity was piqued when I noticed that Church &…
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Lunching out in Kenosha during retirement can be a full-time job. So many places and so much time. It’s perfect. The Café at The Stella is a great spot if you’ve got some downtown business or shopping to do and need a respite and light lunch. Nestled inside The Stella Hotel & Ballroom, the Café has…
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I’m enjoying reading more for pleasure in retirement. My Kindle told me I read 59 books in 2025. That’s pretty good. I’m a follower of Blue House Books (BHB) and have always been curious about their community events. I’m not a bibliophile though and have been intimidated in general by book clubs…
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In retirement, people ask you big questions. What are you doing with all your free time? Don’t you have a hobby you can enjoy? A hobby? What’s a hobby? “Hobby - an activity done regularly in one’s leisure time for pleasure.” Imagine my horror and shame when I realized I didn’t have one. Better get…
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My dad brought flowers home to my mom every Friday. He’d stop by “The Flower Man” who sold rubber banded bundles wrapped in newspaper out of the back of a station wagon parked under the viaduct. (This was 1960s Chicago, it was different then.) I remember Mom arranging roses, spider mums and…
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