redecorating

i've been spending a chunk of time this weekend painting. the walls are a bit further around right now, but here's a before & an in-progress photo. the flower pattern is from one of the fabrics i picked up for the quilt i'm going to make for the bed. speaking of the quilt, i picked up three new fabrics for it this weekend - a brown with embroidery, a green silky, and a brocade that's green or brown depending on the light.

touring chicago

mom & i spent a day downtown last week. my dad was working second shift, so we rode into the city with him and spent the day being tourists. we took part of a double-decker bus tour, had lunch on the 95th floor of the hancock building and ice cream at ghirardelli. then we ambled our way south on michigan avenue to millennium park - our first time there since its completion. so, of course, taking pictures of/in 'the bean' was necessary. the night photo is part of the crown fountain at millenium. water pours down the sides of two glass-brick towers and occasionally shoots out fire-hose style.

a fantastic day.