Low Countries
Returned last night from our two week trip to the Low Countries. Together with Andrew, we hit 10 cities in three countries: Brussels, Luxembourg City, Brugges, Ghent, Oostend, Antwerp, Amsterdam, Haarlem, Den Haag and Delft. We met up with Brad and Sarah in Amsterdam too. We had a grand time, ate sea food, frites with mayo, tostis with kaas, omlettes, pancakes, waffles, croissants and drank lots of sweet sweet Belgian beer.
We are working on uploading photos, so check the flickr throughout the week. Wishing the trip could be longer, but happy to be back! Loki missed us, but was well taken care of.
And, welcome to the world Malcolm!
family, food, friends, travel | Comments (4)Tuesdays
On the first Tuesday of the month, I usually have quilt guild. Then on the second and third Tuesdays I have teen programs at the library (book discussion and anime club). So its easy enough to say that my Tuesday nights are pretty wrapped up. My city decided to add a mid-week early evening Farmer’s Market at the Westside Bloomingfoods that I walk by every single day (or ride, as of late) on my way home from work. Guess what night they picked? Yep. Tuesday. So I can almost never go! Tonight, however I was free! It was pretty quiet and although my favorite tomato guys weren’t there, I scored some beans and fresh eggs.
Despite having a chipped bone in his wrist (fricking noon ball), Tim has been working on creating a drainage system for our basement. Tonight that involved creating a cement hump in our so-called driveway. Guess who can’t mix a wheelbarrow full of concrete with a broken hand? Guess who got to do it instead? Why the big rush? Because it is supposed to RAIN. AGAIN.
Bloomington, Home, family, food | Comments (2)Flood Floods
The horrible midwest floods haven’t really done much damage in Bloomington thankfully, but it WILL NOT STOP RAINING! Ok, there was one day this week where it didn’t rain. Now I have a few days off? Rain.
I am debating a border/sashing on a baby quilt, and waiting for other fabric to arrive in the mail before I can progress on my mom’s Mother’s Day quilt (I know, late!). Tim is getting close to being done with Summer I, and heads right into Summer II. Books are being read, and oh, I joined Facebook.
Bloomington, fabric, family, garden | Comment (0)Birthday Floods
We survived the flood and celebrated somebody’s birthday with a whole mess of Greek food.
Happy Birthday Sweet Pea.
family | Comment (1)Bridges
Andrew was able to head out to the midwest last weekend and we headed over to Cincinnati to catch a Reds game. We had a blast througout the weekend what with all the baseball, bridges, bars, pool playing, campus walking, grilling out, singing the Hola song, being in a vertical city, and planning our next trip later this summer.
Now if I could just get my act together and send out some very belated birthday gifts…
family, friends, travel | Comment (0)Rabbit Proof Fence
Er, yes, the garden got planted last week. Sorry for the lack of updates. Tim has started Summer I classes and work is busybusybusy. But I am reading about happiness (wow, that sounds cheesy, its not. I swear), and would still count myself fairly high on a happiness scale. You know, in general. 8? 8.5? That’s pretty good! Maybe higher if I lived in Iceland, but certainly lower if I lived in Moldova.
Hope all moms had good Mother’s Day out there!
books, family | Comment (0)Mayday
As of 5:00 pm last evening, Tim is done with his second semester! He has approximately 3.5 days before his next semester starts up again and we will be celebrating by planting our vegetables if the rain ever stops.
Its also graduation weekend here, so lots of traffic, crowds and moving vans. And once again, it seems strange to be back here.
I was also able to see Barack Obama on Wednesday speaking to a crowd of 14,000 at Assembly Hall. It was moving, fun and hopefully historic. In case you live under a rock, Indiana’s primary is on Tuesday. Don’t forget to vote!
Bloomington, IU, family, politics | Comment (0)Springlike
A whole weekend spent in town! I was able to go to the Farmer’s Market (sweet potatoes) and Goodwill with Jenn, take two solo bike rides, spend some time getting our garden area ready for planing and having an early semester celebration with Tim at Casablanca, a yummy Moroccan restaurant on 4th. Tim has a few more papers left to turn in this week and then has a WHOLE WEEKEND before Summer Session I starts. He doesn’t need them(cuz he’s smart enough already), but send him brainy thoughts if you think of it.
Bloomington, School, family | Comment (0)Retirement
As of April 30, my dad will officially be retired after working for 37 years in the same position at the same library. I will never work for 37 years anywhere and I’m not even really sure if I’ve found the right career path. But I was able to take part in the festivities during a quick trip to Colorado and we all can’t wait to hear the fishing tales yet to come.
family, work | Comment (0)Thinking
Things I think about: food, coffee, being passionate about my work, quilts, fabric, Loki, Tim, classes, going back to school, work, work, work, am I eating enough fruit, going to the farmer’s market, Web 2.0, interns, photography, SPEA, The Commission for Sustainability, recycling, living green, whether I can see the New Pornographers in concert, being a good person, travel, friends, organic food, allergies, natural leave-in conditioner, exercise, switching to gmail, having a baby someday, paint colors, books, The Clash, religion, gardening, health care, family, whether I should get new highlights, crosswords, publicity, and politics.
In no particular order, and not meant to be inclusive or exclusive.
IU, Loki, School, books, crafts, family, food, friends, garden, misc, music, politics, quilts, sewing, travel, web, work | Comments (2)
