Jackie has an Old Fashioned, while I have a UofIPA, and we’re drinking them in front of the fireplace in the lobby of the iHotel. After we’ll head back to Houlihans for lunch.
2025-12-09 12:24
Tag: fireplace
Conservatory versus seasonal depression
For several weeks before and after the winter solstice, I’m quite prone to seasonal depression. In recent years, I’ve come up with a list of things I can do to ward off depression, two of which we practiced today.
First, we went to the University of Illinois Conservatory. It’s a rather handsome greenhouse where the plant biologists keep interesting plants, and make the space available to the public to come and see the plants, and hang out in the warm and humid and sunny.
Sadly, today it wasn’t sunny.
But that’s okay. It was still warm and somewhat humid, with lots of exotic plants.
After the Conservatory, we went to the iHotel, where we had drinks by the fireplace, then went into Houlihan’s for lunch, then sat in front of the fireplace some more.
It was very nice. I’m sure it staved off winter depression for a day or two.
2022-09-18 16:01
We won’t be needing the fireplace this trip, but it is very handsome.
2020-02-28 16:13
Enjoying the fireplace at @HoulihansCU with @jackieLbrewer, who is drinking a Ghostwriter. I’ve got a U of IPA. 📷 #mbfeb
2020-02-24 06:20
We found another fireplace! This one is in the North Star coffee shop in the lobby of Carle Hospital. Pretty good coffee, too. 📷 #mbfeb
3020-01-13 15:36
After Steven suggested that hanging out near a fireplace would help with SAD I hunted all over Champaign-Urbana, but somehow it never occurred to me that there’s a fireplace right in the Winfield Village community room!
2019-11-19 11:36
I had such a good time sitting in front of the fireplace last week, I decided to bring @jackieLbrewer and do it again.
2019-11-15 13:07
Enjoying a U of IPA in front of the fireplace at Houlihan’s. (Based on @limako’s advice for fighting seasonal depression.)