Sleepy Hollow Lifestyle
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Grief & healing: Improving English is a lifelong endeavorFeb 03, 2024 6:15 am - We all know that we learn a lot of good habits from our dear ones. And one I learned from my late husband is to look up the meaning of any word I hear or read that I don’t know or am not sure of its meaning.
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Grief: Changing cooking habits for a new life stageJan 27, 2024 8:30 am - Lately I have been feeling guilty about wasting food. This really started nagging me after the recent holidays. I threw away lots of food. Just cooked too much to eat.
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Eagles fly high over Fox River at ‘In Search of Eagles’Jan 20, 2024 5:34 pm - Representatives from several organizations were on hand to help visitors spot eagles during an “In Search of Eagles” program Saturday morning at the McHenry Dam, Algonqui...
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Grief & healing: A handyman and a listJan 20, 2024 9:30 am - My most recent household repair challenge was a hall closet door off the tracks. An accordion type door that hangs by wheels on a track. Such folding doors are rather fra...
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Recapping the year in birding: Local watchers experienced some mind-bending sightings in 2023Jan 17, 2024 6:43 am - For birders, the word invasion usually refers to birds from the north coming south. We treasure the occasional winters when large numbers of fleeting species such as cros...
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Grief & healing: To bake or buy? Time to try new thingsJan 13, 2024 6:00 am - I’ve always thought homemade is better — if the cook is a good one. Healthier, more tasty. And one knows what ingredients, and what quality, are actually in the dish. For...
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Grief & healing: Downtime after the New YearJan 06, 2024 9:23 am - All that excitement around the December and New Year holidays may leave a bit of a void as January unfolds in the second week. At least it does for me. On the one hand, i...
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Heun: A look back at 2023’s top stories in the Tri-CitiesJan 05, 2024 6:00 am - Maybe it’s a leap of faith to believe readers enjoy looking back at the people and places featured in “Talk of the Town” the past year, but we’re stuck in that mode anywa...
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Catholic group for LGBTQ people praises news about same-sex marriage blessingsDec 19, 2023 1:07 pm - Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich also welcomes it, saying it will help more people ‘feel the closeness and compassion of God.’
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How suburban counties are spending opioid settlement moneyDec 16, 2023 3:00 pm - With millions of dollars flowing into their coffers from landmark settlements with opioid companies, suburban county governments are mapping out how to spend some of the ...