Hey, Chicagoans and all you in Chicagoland, consider hitting the Sheffield Garden Walk this weekend. Unlike many of Chicago's summer bashes, this one is sort of a two-pronged fest: on the one hand, it is the typical neighborhood block party with food, beer, and bands, but on the other hand, it gets its name from the 100 or so neighborhood homes whose owners open up their back gardens to anyone who wants to tramp through. You would be amazed at the creativity that some people can exert in a space just slightly wider than a computer screen! Seriously, though, it's a lot of fun. Swing by the booths in front of St. Vincent's on Saturday evening to say hi!
The other imminent Main Event, tonight's KIP, will sail along merrily without me until 8:15 or so, when I hope to be able to pop in and see what beautiful projects are on the needles this time 'round.
You generous souls have my Official Permission, starting today, to bug me about going to the gym. It's not funny anymore, how little I'm exercising. And it's summertime, for heaven's sake! I should be burning all kinds of calories, either in the gym or on my bike or SOMEWHERE!
it's summertime in the City....dance in the streets! I'm sure there must be *some* calories burned while knitting in this heat, no?
Posted by: greta | July 19, 2004 at 07:19 PM
Ah memories! I used to live on Sheffield and it always got crazy during the garden walk as the night progressed. It was kind of fun to sit on the front stoop and watch the excitement.
Hopefully I'll meet you at KIP sometime soon! (I was at the first ever KIP but haven't made it back yet -- living way down south and all!)
Posted by: Julie | July 19, 2004 at 09:38 AM