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After getting back from vacation, I took a peek at the garden and wanted to see what, exactly, the carrots were up to.  My suspicion got the best of me as I thought that the seeds were just wasting away below ground, so I pulled one.  Guess what?  They're growing!  A few more weeks and we'll have a harvest.

photo from the Elmhurst Patch Catching up with the local news after our vacation, I see that Mark Mulliner has announced that he's running for Mayor of Elmhurst in the Spring 2013 election.  What's Mayor Pete going to do if he loses his county board seat this fall?  I presume he'll run for re-election. Not sure what to make of the VERY early announcement from Mulliner.  He's now raised his profile, so he's going to be a target and every move/vote he makes will be scrutinized.  On the other hand, maybe he's trying to clear some folks out of the field. Anyone know others who are going to run?

3 Weeks later and look at the difference in the melon!   Here's the same melon on the last day of July .

A year ago, I wrote that Elijah's was planning on opening a coffeeshop in downtown Elmhurst - which would be their second location .  (here's the photo from the pre-opening phase:) Happy to report that a year later, they're still here.  Pretty great for them.  Great for Elmhurst.

With a little bit of help, The Babe bested me in this water-gun shooting game on the Disney Boardwalk in Orlando.  This was our first visit to the Boardwalk area - and we came just for dinner -but it sure feels like it won't be our last.  There's an ESPN restaurant, a couple of hotels and a brewery...which is where we went for dinner.  

One year ago today, we got on our way with our basement renovation .  Is it done yet?  Not really.  Lots of painting and some trim carpentry left.  Not to mention the entertainment center!

Two years ago today , I went fishin' and didn't post anything substantial, so I figured it was a good day to take a break, again!