Posted by smgrady on June 1, 2017 · 1 Comment 

Summer creeps and leaps to life all out of order. And never quite what I expect.  Yesterday was summer because I could see the residual flush of a long sunny walk the day before in my skin.  Today is summer because I bite into leftover corn on the cob straight from the fridge, with its … Continue reading →

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Iowa

Posted by smgrady on May 19, 2016 · 2 Comments 

Imagine for a second the state of Iowa. Probably you see farms. Perhaps a church. Almost definitely wide open land and big skies. Even if you have never seen the endless fields of the American breadbasket, the region’s reputation precedes it, and by a wide margin. My own Iowa memories center on my great-grandmother’s attic … Continue reading →

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Things I Like — Free Music

Posted by smgrady on July 1, 2015 · Leave a Comment 

I may bemoan the lack of free museums in this city, but summer heralds a cornucopia of affordable musical fare. Finally attended the Dame Myra Hess Concert series under the beautiful Tiffany dome at the Chicago Cultural Center. Bite-sized classics, today a cello sonata, for lunchtime listeners. (You can tune in live on WMFT‘s website … Continue reading →

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