Except for occasional peeks at Twitter, which by itself is a really confusing way to get news, we didn't pay much attention to current events during our little vacation to Chicago. So it will have to be politics tomorrow and music tonight. The following was written by Joe Sherman and George David Weiss in 1963:
Thanks to Chicagoland friend GF for calling my attention to this sweet song, which I had remembered only dimly.
Here's an even favorite-er place, but it wasn't quite the way we remembered it:
We heard the scaffolding was coming down on Monday so we popped back in and grabbed this quick picture of part of the restored ceiling before we got booted out:
We don't know why St. Agnes has been demoted from the church proper to the basement:
In keeping with the religious theme, this is something of a landmark in downtown Elmhurst, Illinois:
Click for a closer look at the awesomely tacky Hamburger Angel:
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Hi Jill:
ReplyDeleteThanks for those photos of St. John Cantius, my parish. Isn't it lovely (aside from the scaffolding)? They have an abundance of beautiful statues, including the one you showed. I also always get a kick out of that old burger joint. My brother lives nearby so I pass it all the time but have never tried their burgers, though they must be good! Hope you had a good time in Chicago.
Our church's soaring 50-foot dome was just painted a couple of months ago. The priest argued for gold; instead we got a washed-out white (which already looks dirty). We should have gone for gold. Lovely pics. Welcome back!
ReplyDeleteHow bizarre - there is a RICHardson's in Conneaut, OH (up on the PA/OH border, on Lake Erie). I thought it was a solo act.
ReplyDeleteYou've got to be kidding! Same sign?
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