Ah, Marie's

$8.91 at Marie Catrib's, located in East Hills Center (of the Universe). Always good food, and Marie tries to get most of her produce from local farms, which is a big plus.

I had lunch with my friend Katie and we talked about starting a community coffee shop and living in community. She misses that living in suburban Chicago.

$21.75 at Global Infusion, across the street from Marie Catrib's, my wife and I picked out an aluminum star tree topper made in Mexico. Global Infusion offers fair trade merchandise from around the world, and is part of Ten-Thousand Villages.