Anyone from Chicago?

**gottadance** · 10-03-2010, 01:53 AM

Any little bit of green/garden you can grow is great - herbs in a window planter, tomatoes in a patio planter, etc. I had a small city-sized lot when I lived in Berwyn, but I just started loving nature so much, I felt like I needed it to be happy and fulfilled. But when I was younger I spent a lot more time in the city, so that was important to me. Now, the quiet country life is my thing - birdwatching, wildlife watching, canning, cooking, freezing - I love it and am deliciously happy.

**PATRICE** · 02-04-2011, 01:34 PM

I used to live in Chicago, near Marquette Park until we move to unincorporated Will County just outside of Lockport in 1999. I don't miss the city at all. I was raised in Burbank, so I was used to more space between the houses than in the city. What I don't miss, especially this week, is the on street parking during the winter.

I'm on just under a 1/4 acre and I love all the space compared to the city lot we were on. I have a good size garden that will be expanding again this year. I also love to cook, bake, and can/freeze/dehydrate anything from the garden and my fruit trees/bushes.

**MsMarieH** · 02-17-2011, 12:31 PM

I grew up in Northbrook.

Live out in the western burbs now.

Fellow gardener here too.

**lilyrose** · 02-17-2011, 12:45 PM

I used to work in Northbrook some years ago. I am now in the western suburbs.

**Barn Princess Tonya** · 02-17-2011, 01:04 PM

I'm from northern IL, but NOT Chicago. My Dh is from South Elgin. We met at NIU. We lived in Palatine for about 9 months. We were about 2 miles fromt he Schaumberg Mall! Right up Rt. 53!