http://enjoyingtoledo.com Loving life in Toledo, Ohio Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:40:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What a great evening! The streets of Downtown, Uptown, and the Warehouse District were full of life during this month's Art Walk. With visual art featured indoors and performance art on the streets (mostly!), you couldn't get away from it. Rather than actually walking, D., J., and I rode our ... http://enjoyingtoledo.com/2010/08/august-art-walk/ We planted a peach tree two years ago with little expectation that we would actually have fruit. Color me surprised at the sweet and juicy peaches we have... outside of the ones that were nibbled on by my neighbor, Mr. Squirrel. Let this post be a warning to you Mr. ... http://enjoyingtoledo.com/2010/08/peaches/ The Art Walk--presented on a monthly basis by The Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, local artists, galleries, and street performers--is a perfect date night, excursion for people with kids, and everyone in between. There is an incredible amount of art viewable at 20-something galleries and venues. Each stop provides nibbles ... http://enjoyingtoledo.com/2010/08/thursday-art-walk/ We don't live in Sylvania and admittedly don't visit often, except when I get my hair done at Revé (Kristen Comer is great! Also my friend Janelle Jared!), but I read about a pizza competition happening at Centennial Terrace. Lovers of pizza, D. and I fit in a visit despite ... http://enjoyingtoledo.com/2010/08/pizza-palooza/ The Dragon Boat Festival was in it's 9th year... yet this was my first attendance. The race was not only well attended by the public (as in the riverfront was PACKED) but it was also full of participants with 42 teams, and each team had 25 members. Do the math. It ... http://enjoyingtoledo.com/2010/08/dragon-boats-2010/ For 92 years, the Toledo Museum of Art has exhibited a juried show of work from area artists. The openings I've attended have been a big to-do and this year was no different. D. and I first enjoyed a couple drinks while watching the "Falling Spikes", a local Velvet Underground ... http://enjoyingtoledo.com/2010/07/92nd-toledo-area-artists-exhibition/ We were on our way to The Docks for some riverfront dining when our car started making a strange sound. We pulled into the drive for the Crowne Plaza Hotel and D. rang up AAA. We were told it would be a bit of a wait, so we let the ... http://enjoyingtoledo.com/2010/07/del-sol-at-the-crowne-plaza-hotel/ Things are looking pretty lively. We have been eating various peppers, lettuces, and herbs. Tomatoes are looking pretty great so I'm excited about that. Grilled a couple yellow squash last week... How is your garden doing? http://enjoyingtoledo.com/2010/07/gardening-2/ Our friends S. & A. invited us to the Toledo Club's 4th of July party on the Willis B. Boyer, which was retired in 1980 and opened as a museum in '97. There was food and a bar, but the most fun came from being able to tour the ship on ... http://enjoyingtoledo.com/2010/07/4th-of-july-on-the-s-s-willis-b-boyer/ Baseball. It's the most all American of ALL American sports. When I asked if there was to be a "half-time" and "dancing girls" I *really* should have been deported right there and then. Luckily there was a darling little girl singing (see above) and my transgression was either forgotten or dismissed ... http://enjoyingtoledo.com/2010/07/toledo-mudhens-game/ This is Charlie aka "Cat-attack Charlie". He was saved from a murderous cat by a kid in the neighborhood. He brought him over to me and I went straight into action by calling R. & M. for advice on where to bring him. Nature's Nursery in Whitehouse, Ohio was where I ... http://enjoyingtoledo.com/2010/06/natures-nursery/ While on a search for brunch this Sunday, D. and I came across this little diner unexpectedly. It was clean and decorated with flowers and outdoor tables so we thought we'd give it a try... We weren't the only ones--as we walked in the door our friend's M. and T. were ... http://enjoyingtoledo.com/2010/06/my-house-diner/ It was one great weekend. Favorite OWE fest ever, regardless of the weather. Above is some of the video D. shot during festival. Toledo's Historic Old West End Association http://enjoyingtoledo.com/2010/06/old-west-end-festival-2010/ On Memorial Day Weekend we spent Sunday on the water with J. and C. Our first stop was a visit to The Toledo Lighthouse. My dream plans are to someday live on that little rock! After picking up some friends at The Docks, we went down the river to "Ski Alley" ... http://enjoyingtoledo.com/2010/06/memorial-day-weekend-boating/ Oui Oui! For some reason I thought a "Pu Pu Platter" was a joke. But "Pu Pu" is real! And it includes ribs, wings, fried shrimp, egg rolls, and the wholey "American" crab rangoon. Cream cheese? Sure, I'll take it. Long Island iced teas were enjoyed. My crispy tofu with scallions and cilantro ... http://enjoyingtoledo.com/2010/05/wei-wei-noodlesseafood/