Let's Party: Thanksgiving Dinner
Two weeks from today, family and friends will gather around the table together for Thanksgiving. They will talk, laugh and probably have...
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Let's Party: Milestone Birthday Bashes for Grown Ups
There are some birthdays, typically the ones that end in a zero, that hit harder and should be celebrated for the milestones they...
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Let's Party: Baby Shower
It seems like there is a real baby boom happening these days. Everywhere I turn, there is a beautiful, glowing, and (to be realistic...
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Flower of the Month: May: Lily of the Valley
I hope everyone has had a wonderful Spring thus far. In the Chicagoland area, the beginning of May is when it seems like temperatures...
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Flower of the Month: April: Sweet Pea
This month, we will focus on the gorgeous flower, the Sweet Pea. Sweet peas have ruffled butterfly shaped petals in hues ranging from...
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Flower of the Month: March: Narcissus
Springtime is almost here, thankfully. So it is only fitting that one of Spring's most recognizable flowers, the narcissus, is March's...
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Let's Party: Engagement Party!
Congratulations! Someone you love dearly is getting married! Yippee! Woo hoo! Wait a second. Pump the breaks for just a minute. Before...
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Flower of the Month: February: Violets
I’m pretty sure we all know that old rhyme: Roses are Red, Violets are Blue…Well, they got it kind of right. While this month’s flower...
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Flower of the Month: January: Carnation
Every time January rolls around, the gray skies and cold temperatures do a number to our emotional states. However, carnations,...
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A Happy Holiday in A Traditional Color Palette
Christmas is officially less than 15 days away, and I, for one, am ready for it. Between all of the traditions and the lights and...
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Flower of the Month: December: Holly
What in the world has happened to this year? Time obviously sped up because, somehow, it is already December and time to highlight this...
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Flower of the Month: November: Chrysanthemum
I cannot believe that it is already November, and I am about to introduce November’s Flower of the Month – time has really flown! Well,...
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Embracing the Natural Colors of Fall
Now that it is mid-October, it seems that Autumn has finally crept its way into Illinois, albeit slowly. There is a slight chill to the...
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Flower of the Month: October: Marigolds
This month’s flower of the month is the marigold: a compact, cheerful flower that brings thoughts of sunshine even as the weather cools. ...
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Flower of the Month: September: Aster
September's Flower of the Month, the aster, is a member of the Asteraceae family. So like its relative, the daisy, asters have a central...
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Just a Little Pep Talk - We Can Do This
Living through this pandemic has been exhausting, but if nothing else, we have learned to give up a little control and go with the flow...
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Flower of the Month: August: Meet the Gladiolus
Much like birth stones, everyone has a birth flower based on the month in which they were born and many months even have two. The birth...
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