McHenry County Blog

A communication from Senator Pam Althoff:

Women in the Illinois State Senate were wearing red today. Pam Althoff in foreground. Photo credit: Senate Republican staff.

“If you were at the Illinois Capitol on February 6th, you would have noticed several legislators, staff, and others wearing red in recognition of the number one killer of women – heart disease.

“According to the American Heart Association, heart disease claims the lives of nearly 35,000 people in Illinois every year.

“I am proud to join the Conference of Women Legislators (COWL) and AHA’s national Go Red For Women movement to raise awareness about women’s heart health.

“Usually women are so busy taking care of others that they pay little attention to their own wellness.

“That’s why it is so important for all of us to spread the awareness and remind the women we love that they need to pay attention to their health and make healthy lifestyles choices.

“We must start with ourselves to become more engaged in the fight to stop the number one killer of women – heart disease.

“I Go Red for all of the women in Illinois because I don’t want another woman to become a statistic.

“Who do you Go Red for?”

Just in case all the hearts that showed up in my house in the last week or two were not enough to catch my attention, look at the hearts my wife was wearing yesterday.

Just in case all the hearts that showed up in my house in the last week or two were not enough to catch my attention, look at the hearts my wife was wearing yesterday.

We got all the Christmas decorations down but the electric candles in the windows.

It’s before Valentine’s Day.

Isn’t that the accepted schedule?

Then, I noticed heart-themed items showing up in the house.

A pillow.

But that might have been around before.

Yes.

I remember.

It’s the one we stick in the microwave oven for a couple of minutes to sooth a hurting muscle.

But, I know the place mats and the dish on the little iron rack are new.

There has been a heart on top of the paper towel holder, but those new cloth hand towels were not there before. (The other ones absorbed water better, so I’d guess the heart-themed ones have not been washed too many times, if at all.)

When I went out to the sun porch to water the plants, I noticed a (new?) table cloth with hearts.

There may be other new hearts around the house, but I get the point.

Think a computer wrapped in pink paper with lots of ribbons and a couple of bunnies—what the Tiger Direct guy suggested—will do?

Really. She says she wants to do scrapbooking.

No…I better buy a card, too.

We got all the Christmas decorations down but the electric candles in the windows.

It’s before Valentine’s Day.

Isn’t that the accepted schedule?

Then, I noticed heart-themed items showing up in the house.

A pillow.

But that might have been around before.

Yes.

I remember.

It’s the one we stick in the microwave oven for a couple of minutes to sooth a hurting muscle.

But, I know the place mats and the dish on the little iron rack are new.

There has been a heart on top of the paper towel holder, but those new cloth hand towels were not there before. (The other ones absorbed water better, so I’d guess the heart-themed ones have not been washed too many times, if at all.)

When I went out to the sun porch to water the plants, I noticed a (new?) table cloth with hearts.

There may be other new hearts around the house, but I get the point.

Think a computer wrapped in pink paper with lots of ribbons and a couple of bunnies—what the Tiger Direct guy suggested—will do?

Really. She says she wants to do scrapbooking.

No…I better buy a card, too.

Oakwood Hills’ artist Robert Stewart is holding an open house this Saturday in Cary from 11-4 to show off his new work and personal collection.

Stewart specializes in crystal boxes.

Maybe ten years ago, I saw some of his big crystal boxes and they are spectacular.

A photo just cannot do them justice.

Two designs resulted from special requests from yours truly.

One was for a heart-shaped box to give my future wife way back in 1990.

Another was the cross box.

If you want to see his splendid work, the address is 115 Cary Street in Cary.

If you are looking for a spectacular gift, here’s a place to look.

It’s too bad that I can’t stop over.

That’s the day for my son’s 11th birthday party.

Drive down Lakewood’s Lake Avenue and you won’t be able to miss it.

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The boxes on the window sill are in our price range. Unfortunately, there was only intermittent sun as I was taking the pictures. When the sun strikes Stewart’s boxes rainbows show up on the ceiling. The ones shown here were in our price range.

Oakwood Hills’ artist Robert Stewart is holding an open house this Saturday in Cary from 11-4 to show off his new work and personal collection.

Stewart specializes in crystal boxes.

Maybe ten years ago, I saw some of his big crystal boxes and they are spectacular.

A photo just cannot do them justice.

Two designs resulted from special requests from yours truly.

One was for a heart-shaped box to give my future wife way back in 1990.

Another was the cross box.

If you want to see his splendid work, the address is 115 Cary Street in Cary.

If you are looking for a spectacular gift, here’s a place to look.

It’s too bad that I can’t stop over.

That’s the day for my son’s 11th birthday party.

Drive down Lakewood’s Lake Avenue and you won’t be able to miss it.

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The boxes on the window sill are in our price range. Unfortunately, there was only intermittent sun as I was taking the pictures. When the sun strikes Stewart’s boxes rainbows show up on the ceiling. The ones shown here were in our price range.