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By: Granny Pat - I won’t call it ‘Incredible” lightly because India is indeed a place like no other, and I now have the footage to prove it. Two weeks is surely not enough time to wrap ones arms around a place, certainly not a country with as much geographic breath and diverse populace as India. What did transpire with our group was an opportunity to touch and feel some of the pulsating rhythms of a country that inspires and repels, delights and horrifies, sometimes all at one time.    READ MORE

Welcome to summer in Chicago!  I always wait anxiously from the beginning of April to the end of May for the city-wide tree and floral blooms along the thoroughfares, the hints of balmy breezes along Lake Michigan, the magical dancing waters of Buckingham Fountain to make a return appearance, and of course, the announcements heralding the schedules of the dozens of festivals that highlight the season in every neighborhood     READ MORE