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Author Archives: Ellen Ross
Scusi!
Ciao, tutti! That’s yours truly at her fave local Italian joint about to dig into her fifth breadstick. But before my mouth is full, will you do me the honor and press the “play” arrow. Grazie. And now, just because I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Video blog
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Ellen Goes To Harvard!
Nope, not that Harvard. This Harvard. And how did I get there? Easy. I took the train from Ogilvie Transportation Center. (Gosh, I can almost smell the Garett’s popcorn.) My affiliation with Ogilvie goes way back. When I lived in … Continue reading
Posted in Oglivy Transportation Center, Trains, Travel
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Breakfast of Champions
It’s Sunday morning, Dear Readers, and that means I feel like a great breakfast. Don’t you? When I was a kid, I don’t remember liking breakfast at all. Usually, I’d just skip it. I was never hungry in the morning. … Continue reading
Posted in Breakfast, dining out, Restaurants
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Mean Girls
First, let me start by giving a shout out to my sister-in-law, Mary Lu. Her latest venture- the Tina Fey musical Mean Girls- just opened on Broadway. The critics thought it was fun and raved about the ultra-talented cast. Next … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood, Friendship, Mary Lu Roffe, Mean Girls, New Trier High School
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Beer O’Clock
(Photo by TBF) Dear Readers, technically I should have posted this blog last Saturday, April 7th. That was National Beer Day. ICYMI. I probably would have missed it, too. But for the past two and a half years, I have … Continue reading
Posted in Beer, Pabst Blue Ribbon beer
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Up and Down
Rats! Two weeks ago, my three year and a half year old grandson Sam broke his elbow jumping from a pillow fort. Ouch. Poor little guy. Sam was just another casualty of the latest wave of blizzards that have buffeted … Continue reading
Posted in Grandchildren, Parenting
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Closed Table
According to TripAdvisor, as of 2016 there were 8190 restaurants in Chicago. I eat at exactly nine of them. In no particular order they are: Carson’s Gibson’s Hugo’s RL Rosebud on Walton Calo Wing Hoe Ping Pong Joe’s Why do … Continue reading
Posted in Chicago, dining out, Restaurants
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A Taste of Brandy
…So years ago we were flying home from California. Nick was eight. Natasha was ten. Even though we were all in first class, we had been split up. Nick and I were in the front row of the section. Bill and … Continue reading
Posted in airplane travel with children, Parenting
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Amen
On this most holy of weekends, I can only say, “Thank You, Lord.” Wishing you, Dear Readers – and your daughters- exactly the same.
Posted in Lynn Sage, Mammography
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Ray
Of course, that’s a still from Revenge of the Nerds. A very cute movie back in 1984. I liked it a lot and got an even bigger kick out of it when, a few years later, I got to hang … Continue reading
Posted in New Trier High School
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