To Market We Go

The Logan Square Farmers' Market has moved indoors for the winter, and lucky for us, they've chosen the Congress Theatre for the location, which is just a one block walk from our house. It's a treat to see this space in the daylight. There's a noticable haze throughout the lobby, no doubt the remains of the previous night's concert audience. There was recorded music on this visit, something light and airy, trying to capture the feeling of a warm fall afternoon and highlight the crisp, delicious apples and pears that dominated the stands, but they could not completely mask the grungy factor of the actual space, which we considered a bonus.







Of course, there were crepes to be eaten.






And we had lots of fun with our remote control, which we've only recently been using to get some family portraits. Otto took several self portraits.





It was such a beautiful sunny day that we wanted to stay outside. The boys consented to go to the park, but they spent a large chunk of this time playing their DSi's while sitting beneath the shade of the slide (so they could see their screens, of course).



And so we lured them on yet another walk, this time to check out New Wave cafe, a newish coffee shop that opened up in the heart of Logan Square. The draw? They have an old Nintendo 64. It's so old and unreliable that there are printed instructions atop the player which say something like: "If the game stalls, wiggle the cartridge, then take it out and give it a kiss." There are more than a dozen games, but we found the one with our most favorite hero. Mario is everywhere we are, it seems.


No complaints here, though. We were able to have a relaxing time in both a park and a cafe, and take a long walk on a nice afternoon, too. It's all good.