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Lunch date at Campus Martius
What a gorgeous day! Seeing as there was a high of 75, Ryan and I decided to have a splendid, little lunch date in Campus Martius. We met in the park and walked to the Guardian Building. There, we got … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Posts, Detroit, Lovie-Dovie
Tagged campus martius, Detroit, detroit beer company, small plates, stella cafe
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Salt and Cedar Letterpress, Detroit
What did you do on Sunday night? Oh, me? I went to Salt and Cedar Letterpress in Eastern Market and bound a book in celebration of Oscar Wilde’s birthday. Why? What did you do? Remember that dinner party I signed … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Posts, Detroit
Tagged Detroit, Eastern Market, Salt and Cedar, with love from det, with love from detroit
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Let’s Hear it for DETROIT!!!
Detroit is receiving so much love. From the New York Times article about the “…Downtown’s Upswing” to the Detroit Free Press gallery of celebratory pics. What a beautiful day to be a Tigers fan. With love from Detroit, Callie
A Detroit Family Halloween. Past and present.
As a lover of Halloween, I begin planning my costume far in advance. It drives Ryan crazy that in the Spring I start talking about how we will dress up in the Fall. What he doesn’t know is that I … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Posts, Detroit, Little Man, Party Time
Tagged Detroit, Halloween, with love from det, with love from detroit
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Tashmoo is back
Tashmoo is back and even though we had another busy weekend, we had to make time for our favorite neighborhood biergarten. Thank you Ashley, Jonathan and Vivi for joining me. Ryan had to stay home and paint the bathroom. But … Continue reading
Belle Isle and The Riverwalk
Looking through my past posts, I saw that this entry was still labeled “draft.” Not sure why I never posted this. The original date was Sept. 7, 2012. Better late than never I guess. Friday morning Jack and I got … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Posts, Detroit, Little Man
Tagged Callie, Detroit, Riverwalk, with love from det, with love from detroit
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I have a yard!!!
I have a yard! Kind of a big deal. We started our backyard renovation in June. After more than a little heartache we finally have garden beds, a brick patio and shiney new grass. YAY!!! Come spring we will … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Posts, Detroit, Home Decor
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My favorite days…
My favorite days are the ones that are spent with my family. Watching Jack and Ryan play fills my heart and melts it away in one fell swoop. So often I say to Ryan “look what we’ve created.” I am … Continue reading
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Tagged Belle Isle, Callie, Detroit, family, with love from, with love from det
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DDF – Creating Play
Pop Ups come in all shapes and sizes. Creating Play was a pop up playground sponsored by KaBoom for the Detroit Design Festival. Under the tent they had foam blocks, ribbon play, painting and more. We ran into two of … Continue reading
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Tagged Callie, ddf, Detroit, with love from det, with love from detroit
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DDF – Eastern Market After Dark
As part of the Detroit Design Festival, the galleries and shops of Eastern Market stayed open until the wee hours on Thursday evening. We told our babysitter we would be back at a reasonable hour and when we came home … Continue reading
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