Bloom Magazine
Category: Home/Family
Interior design inspiration, home improvement, gardening, parenting, and family life stories for Bloomington households.
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InBloom: Decorate with Evergreens
Now that most of the leaves have fallen from the deciduous trees, evergreen trees and shrubs are more apparent in…
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Find Inspiration and Spread Love with The Muse Project
Like the ancient goddesses for which it is named, The Muse Project offers inspiration to those who heed its words.…
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The Bloomerang Effect
Bloomington has a way of keeping a hold on its residents, even those who have left. In fact, the phenomenon…
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InBloom: Indiana’s Lush & Lovely State Flower—the Peony
Indiana has had four official state flowers. Our current state flower, the peony, is from China and was adopted in…
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Local Agility Club Helps Dogs and People to Bond
The Flying Paws Agility Club agility course, set up inside a refurbished horse barn, offers dogs (and their people) a…
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How Emily Pike Saved Her Stepmother By Donating a Kidney to a Stranger
When Christi Pike, 57, woke up with a headache on December 21, 2018, she asked her husband, Jim, to take…
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Hospice Offers Compassionate End of Life Care for Patients & Families
In the summer of 2018, nurses at the IU Health Bloomington Hospital Hospice House rolled a patient outside in his…
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Jordy the CASA Dog Helps Kids Through Tough Times
Jordy the CASA dog is something of a local celebrity. When the golden retriever celebrated his fifth birthday in October,…
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SCCAP: A Local Agency Helping Families Become Independent
Community Action Agencies (CAAs) are sometimes considered the best-kept secrets of the nonprofit sector, says Jessie Yeary, director of communications…
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InBloom: Be Sure to Choose A Fragrant Rose
Old rose varieties, such as alba, gallica, and damask, had wonderfully fragrant blooms but, sadly, bloomed only once. Thanks to…
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