The Barry Table

It's about food, sure, but just like Barry tables across Chicago and around the country, this is also a place to share ideas, make plans for family reunions and boast about recent accomplishments, food-related or not.

Friday, May 29, 2009

Sean's Graduation, Laguna Beach, and the Lazy Organic Gardener

Last week, Sean graduated from Cal. Hard to believe. Here's a Flickr slide show of the graduation.

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Nanette and I and Sean and his mom went out to dinner afterwards, then Nanette and I drove, with her parents to Laguna Beach.

Here are some photos from that trip. Many of them are from a hike I took in the canyons above the town.



Finally, here's a link to my Lazy Organic Gardener blog in Climate Crossroads, the Sierra Club's embryonic online communty. It's been tough being lazy lately, what with all the planting to do and the drip irrigation to set up, but I think I can relax a bit now and let the plants grow.

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

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The Cleanest Neighbor in the World
We spy on Ana Romero's neighbor, who never stops sweeping














King Plaza
Angela Griden provides a tour of Martin Luther King Plaza on the West Side.














Quidditch in Marquette Park
A full game of Harry Potter Quidditch, Chicago style, by Kathryn Kaye.














Whiz Kids Learning Center
Lamar Smith wants you to hear the laughter on 67th and California.














Environmental Justice
Come inside the Little Village Environmental Justice Center and see youth in action, by Xochitl Sandoval.

Friday, May 15, 2009

A Spring Evening in the Garden

I'm writing a weekly blog call the "Lazy Organic Gardener" -- for a new Sierra Club online community called Climate Crossroads.




I think I have a readership of two right now, so if two family members go and read my posts, you can help me double my audience. And sign in and post a comment.

I've promised myself to write a new post every week.