Tag Archives: Chicago

2:1. 4/7/8. 3–4–5.

Posted on March 26, 2020 by jyourist

The previous blog, “Breathe”, was about 2:1 breathing as a good way to deal with stress and a variety of other ramped-up symptoms like insomnia, high blood pressure, and some digestive distress. A friend emailed me that she has been … Continue reading →

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Walking in the cemetery

Posted on October 10, 2016 by jyourist

We have always lived near cemeteries. First near Graceland and now Cavalry, not too far from Rosehill. In fact, part of my graduate thesis was about the necropolis at Rosehill being such a perfect reflection of the living metropolis of … Continue reading →

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Morning at the Botanic Gardens

Posted on July 15, 2016 by jyourist
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Patricia Barber

Posted on July 12, 2016 by jyourist

Last night, JB and I went to the Green Mill to hear Patricia Barber. Barber plays there nearly every Monday night, when she isn’t on tour or working at her Michigan home. The Green Mill is Al Capone’s old hangout … Continue reading →

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La Dulceria Mexicana…

Posted on April 13, 2016 by jyourist

…five blocks from our house.

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Trying to save our souls

Posted on March 27, 2016 by jyourist

On our way to Lorca’s Blood Wedding, we came across someone trying to save our souls.

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Rocky take-off. Rocky landing.

Posted on January 26, 2016 by jyourist

Today is the anniversary of my mother and father’s wedding in 1949. I’m not sure why I thought of it just now. I haven’t thought about it for a long time. My father died 45 years ago. My mother has … Continue reading →

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Waiting for our ruby-throated guests

Posted on July 15, 2015 by jyourist

I have to admit, when I first learned that hummingbirds were here in Chicago, I was rather shocked. Aren’t they tropical birds? Chicago? Really? But I have seen them at the Botanic Gardens and even once in our yard. They … Continue reading →

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Browsing

Posted on April 26, 2015 by jyourist

I went to a haiku poetry reading yesterday by the winners of a city-wide haiku contest for students through middle school. One of my students won a third place and two others received honorable mentions. The reading was held at … Continue reading →

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“Yes, the dogs are loose.”

Posted on November 16, 2014 by jyourist

Jane Byrne died last Friday (1933-2014). She was the first and only female mayor of Chicago, lasting for only a term 1979-1983, replaced by Chicago’s only black mayor, Harold Washington. Though she ran as a reformer, she was trained in the … Continue reading →

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