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Goodness, Gracious, Great Chicago Fire!!

[photo courtesy of familytreebyvirginia.wordpress.com] A few days ago I was sitting outside on a small bench thoroughly enjoying a sunny, breezy Chicago Autumn afternoon.  I felt something moving across the back of my hand.  It was a ladybug; I watched her in pure delight as she hurried across my fingers, exploring her newly found territory,…