Solstice and Christmas

Ms. S made a beautiful salad with pomegranate and mandarin oranges, and the slow cooker made a wonderful chicken, preserved lemon, and olive stew.


























































Our movie double bill was Sweeney Todd, and White Christmas (at the Music Box, with sing along caroling beforehand).

We missed Calvin Trilling's salute to spaghetti carbonara at Thanksgiving, so we made that for Christmas Eve. Grits of course, on Christmas Day, and as our substitute for goose--duck. Duck, duck, goose.









































As usual, you can find more photos at www.kodakgallery.com/mccusker. The password is our street name.

Helvitica

Went to see the film Helvetica. Who knew you could make an interesting documentary about a typeface? And I know Helvetica, and Arial is no Helvetica, sir.

House Holiday Party

It was the House Holiday Party, and at a nifty little bar just down the street, Matilda. You have to love their "guidance coordinates" page...

http://www.matilda-babyatlas.com/guidance.htm





















We'll be back for Fish Taco Tuesday.

Caroling at the Bean

We went with Stacey's new work mates to go hear caroling at the Bean with the Chicago Gospel Choir. And then we went out for drinks and appetizers after.

What the Butler Saw

Sean Graney, an artistic director of the Hypocrites, directed this high energy production at Court. Not entirely successful, but it was...well...farcical.

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie...

...was the first book for our book club. We served tea for the occasion. A bunch of impressionable minds, this group.... Maggie Smith did not make an appearance as either Brodie or Professor McGonagall.