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Always so enjoyable! This week a good friend persuaded me (and two others!!) to go to Reykjavík to see Wilco for their 3 night residency there. Normally doing something as wild (and expensive) as this would make me nervous but my 15 year old son (Ted) told me life’s always better when you say YES. ❤️❤️💋💋☀️☀️

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Enjoy the warmth and sun! Will you be playing with your Dad when he plays Miami later in the month? Thinking I may have to go visit my brother in FLA and come to the show.

Just curious, do you call him Abba or Dad or Jeff…or as you mom’s friends seem to call him “Jeffy”…if to private a question, my apologies. Cheers!

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booo Big Balloon!!

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Have a wonderful sea journey! It was great to read about Viry’s Creations.

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🎈love it🎈

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Nice, Spencer. It truly is these small, local businesses that make a city so livable and enjoyable.

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Have fun on the cruise Spencer! 🚢🎶

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Really loved this post UNTIL the boat scare at the end. We WILL return.

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Hi Spencer! Thanks for the great photo of one of Viry’s creations…..gets me to remembering that there are two birthdays on the calendar for next month! Bon Voyage for the Cayamo Cruise. I have one CD with Buddy Miller, Lucinda Williams..now I can’t find the disc…Sounded like it was a great time- a floating recording studio! Have a fantastic time🎼🎶🌺

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Makes me miss Peterson’s hot fudge sundaes in Oak Park....our holiday/birthday go to...

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Smooth sailing in your days ahead. What a lovely shout out to a small business owner. :).

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Excellent! I love your Dad’s books!

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“one of the people who make Chicago feel hospitable, warm, functioning, communally self-sufficient” this made my eyes well up with pure homesickness. I will def check her out

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Ok, now I want to be on the boat (loved you all last time around) AND I want to become a balloon-fluencer 😂🎈

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Nice! Thanks for the rec. Will check them out. Safe travels and break a leg! (Never sure if that saying still applies!!) ☮️

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Spencer, are you going to fill us in on the cruise and any excursions you and friends have been on? Lucky dog gets beautiful sunshine in February!

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