April 2011
11 posts
Geocaching →
geocaching.com
With an overnight visit from some good college friends followed by a family birthday party, this past weekend was both busy and fun. One thing we did with both audiences was go geocaching http://www.geocaching.com/ Meshing rural life with geeky high-tech GPS systems, geocaching is basically treasure hunting. We found two caches, one in Greenfield’s Riley Park, and another on the rugged trails in Glenns Valley Nature Park. I’m betting we’ll go geocaching more as the weather continues to improve. Fun times!
Riley Park: http://greenfield-indiana.funcityfinder.com/riley-park-in-greefield-indiana/
Glenns Valley: http://www.indy.gov/eGov/City/DPR/Parks/List/Pages/Glenns%20Valley%20Nature%20Park.aspx
Saturday Morning Adventures
On Saturday morning, Brian and I drove through the storms and parked on Shelbyville’s Public Square, which sorry, but it’s actually more of a circle.
We first browsed through Three Sisters Books & Gifts - primarily to see if Brian could access free WiFi on his iPad…he couldn’t. Then we strolled through Shelbyville’s very own art gallery, led by two women from the Shelby Art Guild Association who were both named Rhonda.
Our final destination (before making our usual weekend trip to Home Depot in nearby Greenfield) was the Grover Museum, which was good clean fun for a Rural-Girl Saturday morning adventure. Though we missed it by a week, the Grover has several scheduled Saturdays during which its staff serves patrons FREE rootbeer floats! Talk about Hoosier Hospitality. :)
Three Sisters: http://www.threesistersbooks.com/
Shelby Art Guild Association: http://www.shelbyartguildassociation.org/Shelby_Art_Guild_Association/About_SAGA.html
Grover Museum: http://www.grovermuseum.org/
Mindful Meals
I caught part of Oprah yesterday. Reporter Lisa Ling took viewers on a tour of a slaughterhouse and meat-packing plant. It was really amazing to my increasingly Rural-Girl self to see/understand how a grazing cow winds up on my plate. Check it out for yourself: http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Inside-a-Slaughterhouse-Video/topic/oprahshow
Relatedly, for the past 6 months or so, Brian and I have been following the Weight Watchers program in an effort to become more mindful about our eating habits and lose weight. Consequently, our consumption of fruits and vegetables has skyrocketed. To help buy local and perhaps keep costs down too, I plan to further investigate this delivery service that serves our area: http://www.greenbeandelivery.com/indianapolis/
Buying Local: Floored by Good Service →
shelbyvillepaint.com
Since taking our house off the market, Brian and I decided to make some updates to our digs that, even if they don’t necessarily help yield a better resale value, will make things nicer and more homey for us. :) We started with demolition of the flooring in the living room, bedrooms, and kitchen. What a positive change! I’ll post pictures of both our work and the finished product later, but for now I just wanted to throw a little love out to our local flooring store, Shelbyville Paint & Wallpaper: www.shelbyvillepaint.com (I don’t know why they don’t mention flooring in their name?…Weird).
Brian and I compared SP&W with some of the big boxes (namely Home Depot and Lowes) and were impressed that they offered a competitive selection and price. And, despite a small hiccup with scheduling, work on the kitchen begins this week! Thanks, Brent, Ray, and others!
