Category: Local Love
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Love Living Local
Who doesn’t like free stuff to do? I’ve combed through Bloomington’s events and organizations to find those free gems for you and your family and/or friends to do this holiday season. So let’s get our “free” on Bloomington! 1. Browse the Bloomington Handmade Market November 12 or the Holiday Market on November 26. Bonus: Now you…
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Tales from a Shopkeep – All Hallows Eve
This past weekend we helped to organize and host our Second Annual Downtown Trick or Treat. Words can’t really express the gratitude and awe I have for our Bloomington retail community coming together to invite families downtown to trick or treat – and for our Bloomington families coming out to do just that. So, pictures…
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Love Living Local
So my to-do list threw up all over my organized dry erase board, a Jackson Pollock of color-coded tasks. And I haven’t gotten much done. Staying focused at home is tough. Season 7 of The Vampire Diaries beckons. I need to write this blog post among others and work on my side hustle. My dog,…
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Love Living Local
Fall. Bloomington morphs back into college town rhythm. While the weather has cooled, our town boasts fall activities at every corner. Although Fall Break passed, I want to share a list of my top 6 things to do in Bloomington during the fall. 1 Drink cider at an apple orchard Musgrave Orchard & Cider Mill on the north…
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Love Living Local
Jam-packed into one colorful, beautifully loud weekend, Lotus World Music Festival envelops downtown Bloomington. For anyone who has attended Lotus, you know the incredible experience it is. If you haven’t, you are in for a surprise. The buzz. The music. The people. It’s one of my absolute favorite weekends of the year. Since 1994, Lotus asks artists…
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Favorite Handmade Item – Chelsea Jones
This week I’m proud to feature the favorite handmade item of one of my favorite people (what’s new?!). Meet Chelsea Jones – though I’m sure most of you already know her! Chelsea is the silversmith mastermind behind Tactile Melodies, which we’ve carried in the shop since the beginning of time! I remember meeting Chels for…
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Love Living Local
Crisp, cool morning. Freshly roasted coffee. Delicious pastries. Colorful vegetables. Ah, a morning at the Bloomington Farmer’s Market. One of my favorite Saturday morning activities and a perfect example of the essence of Bloomington. Last week I recounted my weekend with a visit from a friend, LuAnn (my best friend from high school). Continuing our…
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Love Living Locally
Welcome to Love Living Locally! I’m so excited for you to join me on my exploration of everything local in Bloomington. My goal is to explore all the wonderful events, businesses, restaurants, bars, galleries, art, and as many other facets of Bloomington that give Bloomington its unique personality. September is a busy month. School is…
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Favorite Handmade Item – Jessica Stewart
Welcome to August – and almost September!! This beginning of fall (yes, I said it, fall!) I’m going to introduce you to Mrs. Jessica Stewart of Bedford, IN. Jessica and I met (in person) after some FB stalking (on my part, I’ll admit) at this past year’s Midwest Craft Con in Columbus, OH, and I…
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Favorite Handmade Item – McKenzie Goodrich
Oh, joy, one of my absolute favorite people in Bloomington blessing the blog with her presence today!! Have you met McKenzie Goodrich?! Well, let me introduce you! Her smile is breathtaking, her laughter catching. Her spirit and warmth will give you all the feels, and her acceptance of you, even on your first meeting, will…
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