January 17th — I took a Spanish cooking class at Sur la Table on Michigan Avenue. Under the watchful eye of Chef Eric, six of us prepared a meal of chicken and chorizo paella, dates stuffed with goat cheese, and shrimp sauteed with sherry and garlic. Everything was delicious.
February 17th — I spent a few hours at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. After being surrounded by forty species of free-flying butterflies, I enjoyed an exhibit of photographs taken at North Pond by my friend and neighbor, Bob Benenson.
March 17th — Although there are plenty of Irish pubs in Chicago, it’s not the place I want to be on St. Patrick’s Day. I have a ticket to see Jersey Boys at the Mercury Theater.
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