Chicago!

Chicago!

Randy and I took the train up to Chicago on Nov. 7th. Not to see a show, just to go to Chicago. But first - occasionally, Spot lies inside the top little room near the top of the fabulous kitty tower. He's loudly meowing at me right now, as a matter of fact, which is one of the reason why I can't manage to ever get much done, except for tending to cats. I found a great deal on Trip Advisor for the Riu Plaza Chicago. It hasn't been opened that long, which is why I think I got such a deal. The best part about it was the outdoor bar on the top, with plenty of overhead heaters and fire features...

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I’m Grace Hughes, from Springfield, IL. Welcome to my world of fun, mostly involving cats and sometimes travel.

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Thanksgiving right now, really?

Thanksgiving right now, really?

So, Mrs. Hughes, are you going to start just posting here on every holiday? Like the movie "Holiday Inn," with Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire, one of my favorites except that they do put on black face...

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Wrapping up August

Wrapping up August

Happy Halloween! Gee, I took so very many photos in August. Enough already, as the leaves are already turning colors and falling off the trees and November starts tomorrow. But what about the...

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Final Fair Moments

Final Fair Moments

After watching Randy's brother perform a few Elvis songs, we stopped by the coliseum but once again, no horse show. I did see this one horse in a stall anyway. Our last stop was the Exhibition...

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State Fair History

State Fair History

When Randy and I went to the fair on Sun. Aug. 11th, after looking at the goats, he went to see if his brother Ricky ("Elvis Himselvis") needed any help before performing at the Miller tent. I took...

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Goats, Goats, and Nothing but Goats

Goats, Goats, and Nothing but Goats

I don't know why I love goats so much. I haven't ever actually known a goat personally, and they say that goats can be mean. But there's just so cute. When Randy and I went to the fair on Aug. 11th...

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One more plus a sunset

One more plus a sunset

Somehow I missed this final photo of Mom and my day at the fair. As we were leaving the fair I decided to climb up up up the many steps of the Giant Slide. I love the Giant Slide. Except... It was...

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Final thoughts on my first day at the Fair

Final thoughts on my first day at the Fair

After the excitement at the Hobbies, Arts & Crafts building Mom and I wandered around a bit. We stopped at the Dairy building, of course, to get a picture of the butter cow. A high-diving show...

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Hobbies, Arts & Crafts building, Part Two

Hobbies, Arts & Crafts building, Part Two

As Mom and I worked our way through the HA &C building on Friday August 9th, I didn't stop to catalog everything quite as thoroughly. I thought this prize-winning pillow was very cute with the...

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Addendum to Lost in the Woods

The good news - I read online that the bow hunting isn't going on continuously til the end of the year; there's a break from Nov. 16 - Dec. 16th. The bad news - everybody who lives near the hunting...

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