Sherry Thomas

FOUND OBJECTS

Diana Durkes didn’t know much about thrifting as a kid growing up in rural Illinois. It just wasn’t a thing. She did, however, master the art of dumpster diving at an early age—a rare talent best embodied by her mother’s best friend, Phyllis. We all know a Phyllis; we all want to be Phyllis. So

LOVE, KATIE

She sees life in flowers. Each stem is a story. Each new bloom is an opportunity So, you might say that when Katie Ford and husband, Tom, moved to Lake Bluff in 2001, they were nothing more than a seed packet—a pair of hopeful perennials, destined to take roots in the community and grow. And

DREAM WEAVER

In the sweeping tapestry that is the life of Norma Finkel, it is easy to see where one thread begins and another weaves into the next—each chance encounter forever entwined. Reflecting on the twists of fate that led her to the North Shore from her native Texas, she instinctively begins in March, to be exact.

FARM TO TABLE

One of the many splendors of summer is a sunny morning outing to one of our legendary farmers’ markets, a veritable cornucopia of the ripest fruits, freshest vegetables, and most extraordinary culinary offerings on the North Shore. From downtown Evanston to the border of Lake Bluff, these markets bring the best regional produce, local artisans,

THE PORTRAIT: JESSICA MARGOT

When North Shore native Jessica Margot chose to move to Lake Forest with her young family about a decade ago, she was charmed by the community and all it had to offer. What she could not have known then was that a few major life changes were going to launch her to the place where

#HASHTAG: ERIN MCCARTHY

Hailing from Orange County, California, current Wilmette resident, ERIN MCCARTHY, is living her lifelong dream of working as an artist, designer, and small business owner. About four years ago, McCarthy had an “aha” moment when she realized her fine art photographs of flowers, plants, trees, lakes, and streams could be digitally manipulated into surface pattern

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