We saw this guy today at Home Goods…


Also, it’s August 29th and Halloween stuff is out in stores. ππΉπβ€οΈ
We saw this guy today at Home Goods…


Also, it’s August 29th and Halloween stuff is out in stores. ππΉπβ€οΈ
Posted by Thadd F. on August 29, 2019
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After our Saturday morning run to Trader Joe’s, we stopped for coffee in Madeira at a place called Coffee Please…

Google described it as a “homey cafe & bakery serving specialty drinks, muffins & light meals in a relaxed atmosphere.” And that seems pretty accurate…




We both each had an iced latte. And they were really good. I really liked their big coffee bean roaster too. It reminded me of Sidewinder’s Roastery…

I just love getting to try new coffee shops on Saturday mornings. πβοΈβ€οΈ
Posted by Thadd F. on August 17, 2019
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After a couple of beers at Grainworks Brewing Company, we stopped for some lunch at Rusty Bucket in Liberty Center…Β

We’ve been to the Rusty Bucket at Rookwood Commons in Hyde Park. But we’ve never been to this one before. In fact, I didn’t realize that there were multiple Rusty Buckets…

Usually, my go-to at Rusty Bucket is their patty melt. But I couldn’t find it on the menu. So I tried this chicken tender BLT instead and it was outstanding…

I think I’ve actually had this sammich before but this time, it was just amazing. The breading on the chicken was like a beer battering. It was just incredible. I think I have a new favorite sammich. πππ₯π₯¬π π₯ͺβ€οΈ
Posted by Thadd F. on August 10, 2019
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This afternoon we drove all the way out to the suburbs of West Chester to check out Grainworks Brewing Company. It’s kind of tucked away in a little industrial park right by Voice of America Park…









Genifer had Grainworks My Blue Heaven blueberry fruited beer and I had the Black & Blue,Β which is their oatmeal stout mixed with the My Blue Heaven…

Both beers were really good…


There is so much really good beer in Cincinnati. And Grainworks is no exception. It’s another awesome Cincinnati brewery. πβοΈπΊβ€οΈ
UPDATE: When I was looking for Grainworks beers in Untappd, I noticed that they have a Peanut Butter Milk Stout on tap. So we might need to make another trip out to West Chester very soon.
Posted by Thadd F. on August 10, 2019
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This afternoon we drove out to Blue Ash to check out Fretboard Brewing Company…




It’s a pretty cool space. It’s a lot bigger than I thought it would be…


They had a lot of interesting sounding beers on tap…


But we were drawn out to Fretboard to try their Chase the Devil Double Imperial Stout with Habanero, coffee, and chocolate…

And it was pretty dang awesome. It had just the right amount of heat. Also, inside of Fretboard is Smoked Out Cincy BBQ…

We ordered a whole bunch of BBQ…


And it was really awesome too. My favorite thing was the Cajun Chicken Rolls. We also shared Fretboard’sΒ Mimosa Fruit Beer…

And their Island Style Tropical Ale…

And those beers were really good too!

Fretboard is yet another really great Cincinnati brewery. We’ll definitely have to make another trip out to Blue Ash really soon. ππΊβ€οΈ
Posted by Thadd F. on July 27, 2019
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After making a run to Trader Joe’s this morning, we got to stop at another new coffee shop. This morning’s pick was the new Apricot Coffee House in Pleasant Ridge…








Genifer had a latte. You could see the flower pattern through the lid…

And they had donuts from Starlight Doughnut Lab…

I had the Choc Norris cold brew, cacao and banana smoothie with a mint chocolate donut from Starlight Doughnuts Lab…


Apricot Coffee House is a great little coffee shop. We’ll definitely be back! πβοΈπ©β€οΈ
Posted by Thadd F. on July 20, 2019
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This evening we went to see Third Eye Blind play at Riverbend’s PNC Pavilion…































It was an incredible show! Third Eye Blind is just amazing live. I posted a few more videos of their performance to my Instagram. What a show! What a night! ππΈπΆβ€οΈ
And on the way to our car, we got a beautiful view of tonight’s full moon…

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Posted by Thadd F. on July 17, 2019
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The USWNT are World Cup champions once again!


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Posted by Thadd F. on July 7, 2019
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We made an early Saturday morning run to Trader Joe’s. And that means we get to check out another new coffee shop.Β And the coffee shop we checked out this morning was Mad Llama in Madisonville…











Neat little coffee shop. We loved all the llamas and the coffees were great! πβοΈβ€οΈ
Posted by Thadd F. on June 29, 2019
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On Saturday mornings, we’ve been getting up super early and heading to Trader Joe’s to get some groceries for the week before it gets crazy over there. After we’re done at Joe’s, I thought it would be fun to try a different coffee shop in the area. This morning’s coffee shop was Awakenings Coffee Roasters in Montgomery…





She shared a cinnamon roll because… well, I love cinnamon rolls…

The coffees and the cinnamon roll were both really good…

Oh. And we shared this breakfast sammich…

It was a really good little coffee shop. We can’t wait to find more.Β πβοΈβ€οΈ
Posted by Thadd F. on June 15, 2019
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