Busy Blog Day

Tons to report today.   First, the walking is going well and special thanks to Christine, my friend and co-worker, who went walking with me at lunch.   We walked around Grant and Millennium Parks and spotted a new exhibit of interesting objects made from recycled car parts.   This flower was one of the three sculptures on display and was my favorite.

Here's your first GREEN tip on my blog, courtesy of my friend Linda Pastorello.  She wants to spread the word about a new product called Clear2Go and says "It is BPA free and it filters out tap water so you have clean water anywhere you go and you are not buying plastic bottled water. I know it filters chlorine and bacteria.....not sure about lead or any other trace metals but I am researching that of course:) Pass this on please!!!"    Linda, I hope you are reading this and will let me know when you learn more about chlorine and bacteria.   

This evening I had a wonderful dinner with Deb and her brother Gary Esayian.  We ate at Deb's home away from home, and one of our favorite Chicago restaurants, Lockwood.  For those of you who haven't tried it, or haven't heard of it, Lockwood was voted one of the 10 best new restaurants in Chicago in 2008.  Lucky for us our office is less than a block away.   Phillip Foss, their Executive Chef, came out to greet us as he's done many times but he did not recognize me today so I will definitely comment on his blog and encourage you all to check it out.   I find AMAZING cooking and presentation ideas on it and am just fascinated with the content.   It's better than the FOOD NETWORK.