On a chilly Saturday after Thanksgiving, we took a long walk around Oak Park, Illinois, stopping for hot chocolate at the Prairie Bread Kitchen (very good hot chocolate – not too sweet) and then for lunch at the Marion Street Cheese Market, where we had a good selection of American cheeses, an excellent grilled cheese made with three cheeses and a light tasty chicken stew. Also took in the 9th grade basketball game at nearby St. Patrick’s High School where OPRF (Oak Park River Forest High) defeated St. Pat’s in a hard fought contest (my nephew Hank is on the OPRF team!). Uneventful drive back to Des Moines tonight from a great holiday in Chicago!

