Author Archives: conrad reynolds

The Bakery

Posted on 13 March 2021 by conrad reynolds

We have multiple bakeries in our neighborhood. pHlour in particular is so good it should be criminal. Fortunately it is not directly on my way anywhere else, or I would be in real trouble. pHlour’s motto is “Pro Gluten”, one … Continue reading →

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The Hardware Store

Posted on 12 March 2021 by conrad reynolds

In the city, you don’t have a Home Depot. But you still need hardware. So you have real hardware stores. The kind that were around when I was a kid. One in our neighborhood, Clark Devon (since 1924!), has brass … Continue reading →

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The Laundry Channel

Posted on 23 February 2021 by conrad reynolds

There are those of us, perhaps on the spectrum, who like to watch the clothes go around in the dryer. Our building provides a video feed of the laundry room on our tv. I can watch my clothes go around … Continue reading →

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What a day

Posted on 12 January 2021 by conrad reynolds

Weather-wise, that is. Mid-January, but yet sunny, with temperatures above freezing. I walked along the beach and out onto the pier. A few more years, and we’ll have palm trees growing there. It will be like Miami beach without the … Continue reading →

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Dude, Where’s My Car?

Posted on 10 December 2020 by conrad reynolds

CVH doesn’t like me to drive her BMW. Elsewhere on this blog, you can read about the time I got it stuck in the mud. I probably haven’t driven it in two years, and it has been sitting in the … Continue reading →

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Caveat Emptor

Posted on 26 October 2020 by conrad reynolds

We have learned that condos don’t always look the same in person as they are advertised on the internet. So we drove up to look at the one we have placed an offer on. Startlingly, it looks just like it … Continue reading →

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Put your money where your mouth is

Posted on 17 October 2020 by conrad reynolds

We had a long-distance walkthrough of the condo we’re considering. For a two-bedroom apartment, it has a large kitchen with gas range (very important to CVH). Based on the dozens of condos that we’ve looked at online, I don’t think … Continue reading →

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Movin’ on up?

Posted on 10 October 2020 by conrad reynolds

Another condo came on the market in this lakefront highrise. Sixteen stories up. I think George Jetson used to live there. We arranged for our Realtor to give us a remote tour, but alas, once again, it went under contract … Continue reading →

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In real estate, things aren’t always as they appear

Posted on 6 August 2020 by conrad reynolds

The Realtor walked us through the condo we were interested in with her cell phone camera. There were definitely some surprise things that were not featured in the pictures on Redfin. Extra stairs. Odd floors. In any event, the seller … Continue reading →

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New Chicago Home?

Posted on 4 August 2020 by conrad reynolds

For the past couple of years, we’ve been seriously considering moving to Chicago. Originally we were going to wait until 2022, but it’s looking like we need to move up that schedule to Spring 2021. We’ve been looking at lots … Continue reading →

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