a happy birthday

To celebrate my birthday I awoke early to get a bit of sewing in while it was cool.

This noon I headed downtown. This is the Montrose stop of the blue line where I began my journey.

The L took me to the Thompson Center where I met Eve at the Illinois State Museum where there is a wonderful display of civil war era quilts, up until September.
http://www.museum.state.il.us/ismsites/chicago/pressroom.html?NPR=1127

We came out to the farmers market on Daley Plaza, under the Picasso.

We then walked down Dearborn to Sopraffina for lunch. Great food, great prices. They are a Chicago company with 5 locations downtown--open only for breakfast to lunch.
http://www.sopraffina.com/dolce/homepage.htm
This is the antipasti trio.
You can get it as take out and eat at the Daley Plaza or the Exelon Plaza by the Chagall mosaic.

Eve headed back to work and I to the Goodman to see the matinee of Crowns. A box seat! Great costumes and singing.

Afterward, I headed back up Dearborn to return to the L.

And now, off to my monthly quilt small group! I'll post more of the Museum display soon.