
Upon arrival to Chicago, we journeyed to view the spectacular private home gardens around Elmhurst hosted by the Elmhurst Garden Club of which Grandma Mary is a long time member!! The gardens were truly spectacular as you can see from the photos!! We were exhausted after the walk and had a pleasant evening at the McCoyd's sipping sangria in honor of Spain winning 1st place in the World Cup! Next day, July 12th on to Rockford to visit Aunt Maura where we had a pleasant afternoon yakking with Maura's 91-year-old neighbor in her garage!!