Girlfriends in Winnetka

What a great place for a birthday party!  You’re turning eleven and you invite your girlfriends to, ta-tah, “Girlfriends.”  Girlfriends—a professional nail and girlie boutique (even their web site is fun)–is on Tower Road just off Green Bay in Winnetka.  It’s classy and the choices of colors and techniques are amazing.  I drew all twenty [...]

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The Hallmark on LSD

As you’re getting all the ingredients for your party together, after you’ve made arrangements for the food and the flowers, put two more things on your list of what you have to get: 1) a spectacular view of the lake and 2) a cellist.  Are you writing this down?  Good, because, take it from me—3) [...]

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PARTY PLANNERS

Last night I spent three hours at the Hard Rock Café, under a photo of Elvis.  Across the room was a framed jacket from Ray Charles’s elegant wardrobe.  The food looked smart, but I only had time to sneak some chocolate fudge squares from the desert table before the drawing started and then there was [...]

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