Posts Tagged ‘Bloomington’
Autumn in Bloomington, Indiana
Posted in Bloomington, Gardens, tagged 2008 election, art museums, autumn, Bloomington, campus, election, fall, Indiana, indiana university, limestone, presidential election, trees on November 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Review: Casablanca Cafe Bloomington Indiana
Posted in Bloomington Restaurants, Food, tagged Bloomington, Bloomington Restaurants, Casablanca Cafe, couscous, Food, Indiana, italian food, lamb, lamb kabob, mediterranean, moroccan, moroccan food, overpriced food, Trojan Horse on October 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
During my nearly 3 decades on this earth, I have eaten in hundreds, probably thousands, of restaurants across Europe and America. Only once did I refuse to pay for my dinner (a revolting Mexican place in Sacramento that served us what looked like leftover catfood in a corn husk). This was 8 years ago, and [...]
Hilltop Gardens at Indiana University
Posted in Gardens, tagged banana trees, Bloomington, BMW, flowers, Gardens, Hilltop Nature Center, IN, peppers, stones, Z3 on September 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Recently we inherited a community garden plot at the Hilltop Nature Center in Bloomington, IN. The previous owner had apparently abandoned it. (Though an Asian woman informed us that she saw him just a few weeks ago, and that he is Russian. Combine that with the fact that the plot was weedy, but tomatoes appeared [...]
Irresponsible petsitter never shows up
Posted in Animals, Dealing with idiots, tagged Amanda West, Animals, Bloomington, IN, petsitting on September 2, 2008 | 13 Comments »
EDIT: ABSOLUTELY DO NOT USE GUARDIAN PET SITTERS EITHER IN BLOOMINGTON. JUST ARRIVED HOME TO DISCOVER THAT THEY NEVER SHOWED UP DURING OUR TEN DAY TRIP!!!!!!!! (See my last comment on this blog post)
We’re pretty annoyed right now. We’ve been looking for a petsitter in Bloomington, Indiana since we travel frequently, and need someone to [...]
QOTD: Why would a Midwesterner stand in line for 20 minutes for corn?
Posted in Food, tagged Bloomington, corn, Farmer's Market, farms, flowers, Food, heirloom tomatoes, ice cream, Indiana, peppers on August 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My Question of the Day: Why would a Midwesterner stand in line for 20 minutes for corn?
Today I got my first look at the Bloomington, Indiana farmer’s market. A charming collection of farm stands with ample heirloom tomatoes, peppers, zucchini and more, the Saturday Market offers a great opportunity to buy some (surprisingly affordable) [...]
