March 2017

Spring has finally arrived in Chicago. Kind of. We had one more big blizzard that was pretty terrific. I It was like trying to walk through ice needles. A few of the trees have started budding and allergy season is kicking in.

St. Patrick's cake

St. Patrick's day came, cut it was kind of a cold, drizzly day so we didn't go downtown to see the river this year. Maybe next year. I did, however, make a Bailey's chocolate cake complete with green frosting.


We went to the theater to see the movie Logan, taking advantage of the $5 Tuesday deal at the Cinemark in Evanston. It was a heart-moving (and rather violent) film certainly not intended for children. But it was a different kind of superhero movie.

I've been making headway on my thesis novel, and Lawrence has started a new painting. We've gotten new plants for the apartment. And of course, the clock my family made for us finally arrived. It's beautiful, and very very large. We had intended to prop it in our chair in the living room, but it's too big. It now makes our TV (which is in no way small) look small. It was a little fractured in places from the journey, so we had to do some quick DIY with wood glue and clamps and it's almost as good as new. It mostly just stayed propped up on the corner until we move to a bigger place. For now, it's on the ground and still visible enough to let us know how much time we're wasting watching TV.