Bloom Magazine
Category: Home/Family
Interior design inspiration, home improvement, gardening, parenting, and family life stories for Bloomington households.
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B-town Animal Shelter Has New Kitten Nursery
BY CELIA GRUNDMAN When the Bloomington Animal Shelter completed its kitten nursery in May, staff members quickly realized they would…
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Scaly Tailz: Meeting Nature ‘Up Close and Slithery!’
BY ADAM KENT-ISAAC “Look, Mom, there’s the lizard lady!” That’s what Sheryl Mitchell sometimes hears when spotted by kids who’ve…
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Hoosier Mamas: A ‘Meetup’ Group for Moms and Kids
BY MANDY CLARKE In 2007, Nikki Wolf was a stay-at-home mom about to lose her mind. “I felt isolated. I’d…
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Gardening Book: Everything You Need to Know About Shrubs, Large and Small
Old-fashioned shrubs grew so quickly that pruning was a constant problem for gardeners. But new hybrid varieties grow far slower…
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A Rodent with a Bad Rap Makes a Good House Pet (Photo Gallery and Video)
BY KELLY KENDALL Allie Pence’s pets come running when she calls, their whiskers quivering and brown eyes blinking. She strokes…
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‘The Fish on the Dome: A Bloomington Tale’
BY CORINA KELLAM “There are children’s stories about Paris, London, and Boston…. Why not one about Bloomington, too?” reasoned Chris…
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The House with the Hats
BY CARMEN SIERING The address may be 530 S. Jordan Ave., but most people identify the home of Dale and…
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A Family Without Borders (Photo Gallery)
BY COLLEEN WELLS Adopting children of a different race from Third World countries has special challenges and rewards. I know;…
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Tailored Fit Now Offering One-on-One Sewing Lessons
BY ALLISON BERRY As a young girl, all Margaret Fette wanted for Christmas were new outfits to dress up her…
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In Bloom: The Irrepressible Dandelion
BY MOYA ANDREWS Dandelions (Taraxacum officinale) are perennial weeds, with long-lived seeds and deep taproots, found everywhere in the world…
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