
Have you heard about the demise of Hostess? The uncertain fate of the Twinkie and the Cupcake and the Ho Ho? And all that Hostess hoarding madness? When I first heard of the union strike at the Tinley Park plant, I brushed it aside. Made a joke with my son. Figured that the shelves might be bare for a week or so while all the haggling took place behind closed doors. I didn’t realize then the extent of the company’s … [Read more...]





Hi there! My name is Linda and I’m a Jersey-born-and-bred Midwestern transplant who lives in Chicago with my husband and two children. We've lived in our home since 1995 and over the years our style has changed and evolved. I wouldn't call my home a work-in-progress -- more like a rework-in-progress as I refresh and remodel things around here ... one room at a time.























