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Look into your heart — Don’t read the comments

08/17/2017 By Ellen Beals 2 Comments

Hey there. I haven't posted in a while. Chalk it up to personal issues and being down in the dumps about the state our our nation. What's there to say that hasn't already been said? I talked with a wise friend the other day and she told me not to be depressed by what happened in Charlottesville but instead to think of it as a turning point. This is the time that it is clear to see what our current president stands for, and that even those who supported him are looking into … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Broadway in Chicago, Chicago, Cloud Gate, Digging Through The Fat, Don't read the comments, Ellen Wade Beals, Look into your heart, Millennium Park, Nation at a turning point, Photography, Pritzker Pavillion, Solace, Solace in So Many Words, Weighed Words

Glimpse of Solace: Kathy Buckland, Open House Chicago

10/22/2013 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

  Big thanks to Kathy Buckland for these glamorous shots of Chicago.  Kathy is a photographer from Glenview, IL, who goes exploring with her camera just about every weekend. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: A Glimpse of Solace Tagged With: Chicago, Chicago Architecture Foundation, Chicago Board of Trade, Ellen Wade Beals, Glimpse of Solace, J. Scott Smith, Kathleen Buckland, Kathy Buckland, Millennium Park, Open House Chicago, Photography, Solace, vault

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