tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1480312 2010-12-12T16:09:40-06:00 Everyday meanderings through the landscape of life TypePad http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.gif tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f79823388330148c6a7f672970c 2010-12-12T16:09:40-06:00 2010-12-12T16:09:40-06:00

Last weekend, we gathered around the historical tree for our annual Christmas taco party at Jan's. Plus, we celebrated a big surprise involving Erin and Alvin. Congrats parents-to-be! Chuck and I wore matching red shirts under our ugly Christmas sweater...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TranquilityPike/~4/5U6fDWaPnlk" height="1" width="1"/>

Paula http://tranquilitypike.typepad.com/tranquility_pike/2010/12/continuing-our-christmas-taco-tradition.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f79823388330133f615f7e3970b 2010-11-19T07:44:52-06:00 2010-11-19T07:44:52-06:00

So exciting to see Westminster Abbey all over the am news today. It's apparently the frontrunner right now for William and Kate's royal wedding - yee ha! Here's how it looked on the morning I arrived in London ... majestic...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TranquilityPike/~4/KvVA61oiHoI" height="1" width="1"/>

Paula http://tranquilitypike.typepad.com/tranquility_pike/2010/11/royal-wedding-in-westminster-abbey.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f7982338833013488bf7b59970c 2010-11-05T21:47:07-05:00 2010-11-05T21:47:07-05:00

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Paula http://tranquilitypike.typepad.com/tranquility_pike/2010/11/rory-visits-a-spooky-cincinnati-subway-tunnel-abandoned-in-1925-before-it-was-ever-used.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f7982338833013488bf7777970c 2010-11-05T21:43:35-05:00 2010-11-05T21:43:35-05:00

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Paula http://tranquilitypike.typepad.com/tranquility_pike/2010/11/jasons-halloween-costume-homage-to-those-brave-chilean-miners-.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f79823388330133f4f55872970b 2010-10-09T21:56:06-05:00 2010-10-09T21:56:06-05:00

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Paula http://tranquilitypike.typepad.com/tranquility_pike/2010/10/proud-to-be-a-tree-indiana-state-universitys-2010-homecoming-parade.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f79823388330133f45f8f9e970b 2010-09-19T14:01:25-05:00 2010-09-19T14:01:25-05:00

Diversey Rock &amp; Bowl was the site of Chicago's Lebowski Fest last night. I knew it would be an awesome experience and my expectations were surpassed. Here I am in my Viking Maude outfit (sewed on my machine that very...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TranquilityPike/~4/gVBGRMeYDqI" height="1" width="1"/>

Paula http://tranquilitypike.typepad.com/tranquility_pike/2010/09/lebowski-fest-chicago-2010.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f798233883301348765630c970c 2010-09-15T22:05:47-05:00 2010-09-19T14:44:39-05:00

First, I want to say I'm not a TV addict. Sometimes I just need to unwind after spending a hard day in the cubicle writing in 3rd person. The final scene at the end of Terriers tonight was a tear-jerker...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TranquilityPike/~4/mZzC1bsbHjI" height="1" width="1"/>

Paula http://tranquilitypike.typepad.com/tranquility_pike/2010/09/my-latest-tv-update-were-all-over-terriers-and-im-getting-really-tired-of-sons-of-anarchy.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f7982338833013487427d83970c 2010-09-12T07:49:54-05:00 2010-09-12T07:49:54-05:00

The Monkees! While in junior high, I looked forward to their zany, wacky show every week.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TranquilityPike/~4/fU2HNsdc8Hg" height="1" width="1"/>

Paula http://tranquilitypike.typepad.com/tranquility_pike/2010/09/a-happy-tune-to-start-the-day.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f798233883301348707473a970c 2010-09-06T19:57:19-05:00 2010-09-06T19:59:02-05:00

This counts as cooking, right? It's my homemade bruschetta on toasted garlic bread made from a tasty tomato and basil recipe. Plus, I'm serving it on my favorite plate. With grilled chicken, it's a meal! I dare anyone to say...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TranquilityPike/~4/m4g7-shYnIw" height="1" width="1"/>

Paula http://tranquilitypike.typepad.com/tranquility_pike/2010/09/yesterdays-dinner.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f79823388330133f376b806970b 2010-09-01T07:23:24-05:00 2010-09-01T07:23:24-05:00

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Paula http://tranquilitypike.typepad.com/tranquility_pike/2010/09/tower-of-london.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f79823388330134868ad5a4970c 2010-08-29T15:37:49-05:00 2010-08-29T15:37:49-05:00

I've been trying to figure out the neighborhood where I've spent the past week. It's right next to the busy part of Westminster, but really quiet and fairly deserted at times. Look at this wall ... And this one ......<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TranquilityPike/~4/jHqeFt2MzHQ" height="1" width="1"/>

Paula http://tranquilitypike.typepad.com/tranquility_pike/2010/08/a-mystery-solved.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f79823388330133f3614944970b 2010-08-28T10:00:14-05:00 2010-08-28T14:52:05-05:00

Got up early this morning to join the day's first group entering Buckingham Palace for a tour of the official State Rooms. A welcome area under large, white tents displayed over-size photos of the Queen greeting various commoners, the most...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TranquilityPike/~4/4NvSOPHPrps" height="1" width="1"/>

Paula http://tranquilitypike.typepad.com/tranquility_pike/2010/08/visiting-the-royals-buckingham-palace-and-st-james-palace.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f79823388330133f35db66f970b 2010-08-27T14:11:24-05:00 2010-08-27T14:11:24-05:00

Yesterday's news report on the BBC announced that autumn has officially arrived in London. Well, I'll be darned, I thought it was still summer. Seeing the city by bus has been rainy, windy and sometimes chilly, but great fun nonetheless.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TranquilityPike/~4/TxDydktS2xI" height="1" width="1"/>

Paula http://tranquilitypike.typepad.com/tranquility_pike/2010/08/traveling-by-bus-in-london.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f79823388330133f35d1c03970b 2010-08-27T11:51:25-05:00 2010-08-27T11:51:25-05:00

Mingling with the commoners was so much fun today at the lively Portobello Road market, frequented by more Londoners than tourists. To get there, I took the bus to Trafalgar Square, browsed some of the masterpieces of the National Gallery,...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TranquilityPike/~4/wxOhsdLnDXo" height="1" width="1"/>

Paula http://tranquilitypike.typepad.com/tranquility_pike/2010/08/today-a-walkabout.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f79823388330134867c5369970c 2010-08-26T14:01:37-05:00 2010-08-27T12:02:57-05:00

The hotel where I'm staying is a few blocks from Parliament in Westminster. Turns out it's a lot more quiet and normal than the crazy tourist areas I've experienced around town ... like a normal neighborhood. There's a bike-rental place...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TranquilityPike/~4/e4eLCAc2w4w" height="1" width="1"/>

Paula http://tranquilitypike.typepad.com/tranquility_pike/2010/08/its-thursday-and-i-still-have-no-jet-lag.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f79823388330134867bd42e970c 2010-08-26T12:07:40-05:00 2010-08-26T12:07:40-05:00

Rode the tube to Tower Hill today to inspect the bleak and bloody remains of the Tower of London. Some nice French girls snapped my pic outside Salt Tower and I did the same for them. I discovered that tourists...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TranquilityPike/~4/U0j1XW9NRxo" height="1" width="1"/>

Paula http://tranquilitypike.typepad.com/tranquility_pike/2010/08/tower-of-london.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f79823388330133f3524266970b 2010-08-25T15:02:30-05:00 2010-08-25T15:02:30-05:00

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Paula http://tranquilitypike.typepad.com/tranquility_pike/2010/08/traveling-on-the-tube.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f79823388330133f3522721970b 2010-08-25T14:59:02-05:00 2010-08-25T14:59:02-05:00

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Paula http://tranquilitypike.typepad.com/tranquility_pike/2010/08/roaming-around-westminster-abbey-and-parliament.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f798233883301348675682a970c 2010-08-25T12:33:09-05:00 2010-08-25T12:34:40-05:00

I've always known Ramesses II was a badass. He was kind of a hunk, too. I love the 2nd paragraph below where it's explained that he owed much of his reputation to his skills as a self-publicist, erecting more statues...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TranquilityPike/~4/J_VnbPjwAJo" height="1" width="1"/>

Paula http://tranquilitypike.typepad.com/tranquility_pike/2010/08/the-british-museum.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f79823388330133f34bfa0c970b 2010-08-24T15:10:26-05:00 2010-08-24T15:11:14-05:00

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Paula http://tranquilitypike.typepad.com/tranquility_pike/2010/08/a-few-more-views-of-westminster-abbey.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f79823388330133f34aeca4970b 2010-08-24T11:36:00-05:00 2010-08-24T12:03:10-05:00

After a pleasant journey across the Atlantic that DID NOT include sleep, I checked into my room and literally ran out the door to get myself to Westminster Abbey. I've only waited something like 40 years to get over here...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TranquilityPike/~4/2cZfn5rLNDs" height="1" width="1"/>

Paula http://tranquilitypike.typepad.com/tranquility_pike/2010/08/today-in-london.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f79823388330133f2988a26970b 2010-07-27T11:22:35-05:00 2010-07-27T11:22:35-05:00

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Paula http://tranquilitypike.typepad.com/tranquility_pike/2010/07/enjoying-newport-aquarium-with-my-boys.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f79823388330133f25fb37e970b 2010-07-18T14:03:41-05:00 2010-07-18T14:03:41-05:00

What a great concert at the United Center last night - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, truly one of America's greatest live bands.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TranquilityPike/~4/npUpEDyzreU" height="1" width="1"/>

Paula http://tranquilitypike.typepad.com/tranquility_pike/2010/07/tom-petty-rocked-chicago-last-night-.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f79823388330133f24b1380970b 2010-07-14T21:19:15-05:00 2010-07-14T21:19:15-05:00

Ex-NYPD cop gets NO jail time for lying in case in which he injured a critical mass cyclist. Why am I not surprised?<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TranquilityPike/~4/DSPUuF4TICU" height="1" width="1"/>

Paula http://tranquilitypike.typepad.com/tranquility_pike/2010/07/patrick-pogan-exnypd-cop-avoids-punishment-for-injuring-cyclist.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f79823388330134855dc0cd970c 2010-07-11T20:39:13-05:00 2010-07-11T20:39:13-05:00

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Paula http://tranquilitypike.typepad.com/tranquility_pike/2010/07/a-little-something-to-ignite-our-minds.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f79823388330133f233f028970b 2010-07-10T22:19:43-05:00 2010-07-10T22:19:43-05:00

How we spent our day today at our little neighborhood airport and Brookfield Zoo.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TranquilityPike/~4/cbJOmw2Skdg" height="1" width="1"/>

Paula http://tranquilitypike.typepad.com/tranquility_pike/2010/07/planes-and-primates.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f7982338833013485136d36970c 2010-06-28T22:21:16-05:00 2010-06-28T22:21:16-05:00

Here's the wicked yellow sky that scared the daylights out of us last week - unretouched!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TranquilityPike/~4/E4mRNS4QTFc" height="1" width="1"/>

Paula http://tranquilitypike.typepad.com/tranquility_pike/2010/06/after-the-storm.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f7982338833013484dc34d1970c 2010-06-23T20:45:52-05:00 2010-06-23T20:45:52-05:00

Near Chicago Originally uploaded by PaulaPixA terrible storm passed through the Chicago area early this evening. Not sure if you can tell from this photo, but the sky is actually yellow right now.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TranquilityPike/~4/rH6sGzce2F0" height="1" width="1"/>

Paula http://tranquilitypike.typepad.com/tranquility_pike/2010/06/near-chicago.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f798233883301348173475f970c 2010-05-21T20:48:59-05:00 2010-05-21T20:51:39-05:00

So the guy who created the facebook page for Terre Haute's Headstone Friends said he would kiss the front step if he reached 1,000 fans this week ... and he did! In fact, I think he has something like 1,400...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TranquilityPike/~4/xVgtQiXp3r8" height="1" width="1"/>

Paula http://tranquilitypike.typepad.com/tranquility_pike/2010/05/visiting-headstone-friends.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54f79823388330133edb2b16e970b 2010-05-15T18:13:11-05:00 2010-05-15T18:13:11-05:00

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Paula http://tranquilitypike.typepad.com/tranquility_pike/2010/05/warmhearted-gorilla-reunion.html