We’ve wanted to start a reading club for ages, and since it’s February and it’s cold and omigod winter won’t end, now seems like the perfect time. We’re calling it the mutterhood (catchy, right?) and you can find it exclusively on our Facebook page, mutterhood.com. Here’s how it works: For …
Your home library has nothing on the homes within a library that the city of Chicago is opening this year in three city neighborhoods. The innovative partnership between the Chicago Public Library and the Chicago Housing Authority co-locates three new branch libraries and affordable housing developments for seniors, CHA residents …
The tiny rooms look pleasant enough, with curtains in the windows, a light overhead, a coffee cake fresh out of the oven. But look closer, because things aren’t what they seem: in one room, a body’s fallen on the floor; in another, a woman lies face-down in a bathtub. The …
Welcome to HOME, the new issue of mutterhood magazine. We’re excited to share what’s inside: (re)making History – the curator : profile of an historic home and the woman who’s protecting its past with an eye toward the future. Visiting: personal essay about a once-familiar place. Small Wonders – the artist : profile of an artist who …
Happy new year! As we dust off the holiday layers of sugar and spice and say hello to 2019, we’re excited to share some of the fun things happening at mutterhood. Today we launched the first issue of our weekly email newsletter, what’s the mutter. Available exclusively to members of …
Families are gathered, Christmas presents exchanged, and now comes the calm before the returns/shopping/vacation storm. This space will be quiet for a bit while we enjoy time with our families, but in January we’ll return with new stories, essays and pictures centered around the idea of home. Thank you for …
If after making your list and checking it twice you suddenly realize Santa’s still a few gifts short, don’t fret. Here’s a list of last-minute gift ideas for when you need a little something extra, or you can’t remember where you hid the kids’ stocking stuffers, or you just found …
We wanted to write about snow, and winter, and then I remembered a poem I’d read recently that stayed with me and it seems like this would be a perfect time to share it with all of you. Ice by Gail Mazur In the warming house, children lace their skates, bending, …
The last week of December is for many of us getaway week, when families pack up the car or hop a flight for the slopes, the beach or a visit with family. In the spirit of the journey, we offer an inflight entertainment guide of sorts to our favorite travel …