My life has been enhanced by the discovery of AXStv and in particular, Dan Rather’s THE BIG INTERVIEW! I’ve loved music forever–the radio was always on while growing up on the farm whether we were cooking in the house or milking cows in the barn. When I discovered Dick Clark’s American Bandstand at age 12 […]
Author Archives: marthalichter
GARAGE SALE TREASURES
And then today… It’s always the thrill of the hunt. I began going to garage sales and estate sales years ago when I was looking for props for the lifesize soft sculpture people I made. I particularly enjoy homes of the affluent who live nearby as they have great quality stuff! Today was a good […]
Steppenwolf Theater–The Children
And then today…. I was going through last night’s playbill for Steppenwolf’s latest production of The Children. We have been subscribers to Steppenwolf for probably 20 years and I’m always amazed at how mind expanding and thought provoking the experience is for weeks, and sometimes years, after the initial viewing. I have saved all my […]
NINE Good Things about May
And the today…. May is my favorite month and gardening is my favorite hobby. This spring 2019 has been cool and wet. However the flowers apparently are loving it! Some of these are planted by me, and some are planted by birds and the wind. It is God’s garden.
Remembering Pfc. GUNNAR HOTCHKIN
And then today…. Tributes all around to our veterans (two brothers, an uncle and a cousin) and a special tribute for a local young man killed in Afghanistan. A memorial tree for Gunnar Hotchkin in Burlington Park is on the route of the Memorial Day parade and village hall program. The high school band was […]
CEMETERY DOGS–Best Friends
And then today…. I will be visiting a cemetery the Memorial Day weekend as part of my volunteer work for findagrave.com. Most requests for headstone photos come from people who are doing genealogy studies. My photographs over the years are diverse and quite interesting. Sometimes I will google the info about the deceased just to […]
SNL Remembering Chris Farley
And then today…. I set the recorder to A&E Monday night for the Chris Farley biography “Anything for a Laugh”. Adam Sandler just did a wonderful SNL tribute to him as well. One of my all-time favorite SNL pieces is when Chris interviews Paul McCartney. As a faithful fan of Saturday Night Live since its […]
American English Tribute
And then today… I’m going through my videos/photos of last night’s Beatles Tribute Band, American English. Loving all music and in college at the time the Beatles came to America, I’ve always appreciated their place in history and their incredible talents. It’s amazing that these guys found each other in that little area of Liverpool […]
New Beginning, Old Age
Today is the first day of the rest of my life. It’s cliche but true. Yesterday Bob and I celebrated our 54th wedding anniversary and I’m scared! Time is passing so quickly and I have so many things yet to do before I die! This is my second try at blogging and also my second […]
Newton Custom Interiors
And then today…. I took some time to check out and marvel at my niece’s website. She’s right in line and ready to fill the shoes of Martha Stewart when she retires. Jann has been creating exquisite custom window treatments for clients (many in central Illinois where I grew up) for years and I’ve loved […]