The last time Mike had out-patient surgery, he called the hospital ahead of time to explain that his wife was blind and would accompany him to a cab to get him home afterwards. That was eight years ago, when I was still working with Hanni, my second Seeing Eye dog. The staff member who answered […]

It’s late spring going on foggy London town here in Chicago—it’s been warmish, it’s been coldish, and it’s been foggy the last few days, sometimes all in one day. But that did not stop the Printers Row Lit Fest from its appointed duty. It used to be called the Printers Row Book Fair, a tip […]

A small dog yipped and lunged at wonderful Whitney the Seeing Eye dog when we checked in at Midway Airport for our flight to New England last month. No one got hurt in the run-in, but it was alarming. When Mike shared some of the highlights of that trip in his Mondays with Mike post […]

Beth and I exercise at the local Hilton Hotel, that one made famous during the riots at the 1968 Democratic Convention. It’s about our working-out speed—that is, no Crossfit zealots and not much spandex. Plus, we always get a little flavor from whatever conference is being held at the hotel, or from the big shows […]

Beth wrote about our visit to Perkins School for the Blind already—but before Perkins, there was New Hampshire. And after Perkins, there was a visit to Fenway Park (this baseball fan’s first). And after Fenway…. A quick recap: It all started with a day and a night in Epping, New Hampshire that included a walk […]