I was in Chicago for the 4th of July. I had a great time with family and friends and my best friend Akim joined me for the trip. We did a lot of stuff far too much to mention in detail, but let's just say we had a great time. Much like Stella I got my groove back, spent quality time with my family and hung out with old friends. A few friends from Ne York were in town and we all hung out as well.

One of the highlights of the trip happened a couple of days ago when we made the pilgrimage to Gary, Indiana to see the Jackson Family home at 2300 Jackson Street. The house was tiny, the neighborhood quaint and you could feel the love in the air. This is a community of people who have lived in the area the entire lives and although the area is economically depressed the sense of community and love was apparent.

Of course I took a ton of images of the tiny home and I wanted to share them here with you. I am not including any of the family images because I want to preserve their privacy. Hope you enjoy the images as much as I enjoyed being there to take them.

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