Oscar spotted a possum sitting atop the fence in our backyard tonight…

We’ve also seen squirrels and raccoons so far in our backyard. Taken with Instagram. 🙂
Oscar spotted a possum sitting atop the fence in our backyard tonight…

We’ve also seen squirrels and raccoons so far in our backyard. Taken with Instagram. 🙂
Posted by Thadd F. on September 2, 2016
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Our two benches for our table and the matching sideboard that completes our new dining room set were delivered this evening…
Click here for more photos of our new dining room set. 🙂
Posted by Thadd F. on September 2, 2016
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We stopped at Sidewinder Coffee in Northside on our way to work this morning…
Genifer got a Mexican Latte, and I got a Caramel Mocha Turtle…
Such great stuff, and we love that it’s just down the street from our house. 🙂
Posted by Thadd F. on September 1, 2016
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This morning Genifer dropped me off on her way to work at an all-day brainstorming offsite meeting in out in Mariemont…
Our brainstorming was at The Barn, which is a great place for an offsite meeting just as soon you get over the fact that it’s all the way out in Mariemont…
After the offsite meeting, Genifer picked me up and we went to Fifty West…
Every Wednesday at Fifty West is Burger & Beer Night. You can get a burger and a beer for just $12! Genifer got their BBQ Bacon Burger…
And I got their Mushroom Swiss burger…
Those were some pretty awesome burgers! And really good beers. I couldn’t imagine a better way to wind down a Wednesday when you find yourself out on the east side of town. 🙂
Posted by Thadd F. on August 31, 2016
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Oscar got his haircut today. He looks so handsome! Taken with Instagram. 🙂
Posted by Thadd F. on August 30, 2016
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The Eduardo Kobra/Artworks mural on Walnut Street has been completed…
Hands down, it’s one of my favorite Artworks murals. 🙂
Posted by Thadd F. on August 29, 2016
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It feels like it’s been forever in the making. There were all the politics and then the construction, awaiting the arrival of the cars, then putting them on the rails and driving around for months on end without any passengers. But starting on September 9th, you’ll actually be able to ride the Cincinnati Streetcar, ahem… Cincinnati Bell Connector around downtown and Over-the-Rhine. This morning Deskey got an informative crash-course in Streetcar safety from the City of Cincinnati…
They also showed a bunch of super cute videos. I’m not even going to lie, I was initially very skeptical about the whole idea of the Streetcar. I thought it was an awful lot of money for a route that people could very easily bike or walk. But like they say, if you can’t beat them, join ’em. I’m excited to ride the Streetcar because it expands my lunch options exponentially. It’ll be pretty cool to be able to hop on one of these guys to ride up to Findlay Market, Taft’s Ale House or down to The Banks to get lunch…
And who knows maybe some day before we’re old and grey, the Cincinnati Streetcar
CB Connector will connect Northside and downtown. But I’m not holding my breath. 🙂
Posted by Thadd F. on August 29, 2016
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What is they say about the best laid plans? We planned to go over and check out Cincy Summer Streets on Hamilton Avenue in Northside. But we were lazy and slept in and then puttered and cleaned up a bit after last night’s little party. We ended up missing all of the Cincy Summer Streets festivities. And we were fine with that because it was stupid hot outside this afternoon. We were also planning to going over to checkout the last day of Bewilderfest at Urban Artifact…
But we decided to wait to go until after we streamed the FC Cincinnati match against New York Red Bulls 2 live on YouTube. And that was a mistake. FC|C ended up losing 2-0. Both goals came on ridiculously absurd penalty calls, the first of which resulted in FC|C’s keeper being sent off in the 10th minute. It was farcical. Right then, we should have turned it off and gone and done something else. But we didn’t. We’re good fans. We suffered through that match. All the way until the final whistle. And as soon it was over, we started to get ready to head over to Bewilderfest. Then we heard a surprising loud thunder clap, looked outside to see this…
The sky looked like something out of Ghostbusters. And then it started pouring. The skies cleared a bit but it pretty much rained for the rest of the evening…
So we ended up being lazy and not really doing much all day. And I can’t say that I’m upset about that at all. 🙂
Posted by Thadd F. on August 28, 2016
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Ten months ago, our bud dog passed away. We still miss him bunches everyday. 😦
Posted by Thadd F. on August 27, 2016
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It was kinda foggy when we were out walking Oscar this evening in Northside. All of the lights up the hill at the end of our street had a bit of a glowing halo around them. It was pretty neat. Taken with Instagram. 🙂
Posted by Thadd F. on August 26, 2016
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