All posts tagged 2018

Deskey White Elephant Potluck.

Today was Deskey’s annual White Elephant Potluck Gift Exchange. And all sorts of delicious food made its way into the office for the event…

And of course, there were plenty of desserts too…

After everyone was done stuffing their faces, it was time for the main event…

The big foam fist beer koozie was brought in by our intern and was the hit of exchange. The pile of gifts kept getting smaller and smaller…

Finally, it was my turn. I ended up with this crazy detailed hippo serving tray…

And it goes perfectly with all the other items I’ve accumulated from the Deskey White Elephant Potluck gift exchanges throughout the years…

It was another very fun Deskey White Elephant Potluck. 😀🎁❤️

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by Thadd F. on December 13, 2018 • Permalink

Posted in #FALLinCINCY, Central Business District, Odd & Ends

Tagged 2018, Central Business District, Cincinnati, December, Deskey, Downtown, Odds&Ends, Ohio, Seen and noted, White Elephant

Posted by Thadd F. on December 13, 2018

https://tplusg.com/2018/12/13/deskey-white-elephant-potluck-2/

Seen and noted.

I guess it’s better late than never to go get that Christmas tree…

And I bet they got a really good deal on it. Christmas trees on the super cheap. Unless they’ve just driving around with the tree on top of their vehicle for the last few weeks kind of like that other SUV we saw a little while back. 😀🎄❤️

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by Thadd F. on December 12, 2018 • Permalink

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Tagged 2018, Central Business District, Cincinnati, December, Downtown, Holidays, O Christmas tree, Odds&Ends, Ohio, Seen and noted

Posted by Thadd F. on December 12, 2018

https://tplusg.com/2018/12/12/seen-and-noted-62/

Three years ago…

Remember when the temperature hit 72º outside a few years back?

That was crazy. And we had the Deskey holiday party up at Rhinegeist…

We walked through the Holiday City Flea at Washington Party and then onto Rhinegeist and I remember to took me forever to stop sweating because it was so warm outside and I wore a jacket. Thanks for the fun memories, Timehop! 😀🦕❤️

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by Thadd F. on December 12, 2018 • Permalink

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Tagged #Timehop, 2018, Central Business District, Cincinnati, December, Downtown, Downtown details, Odds&Ends, Ohio, Seen and noted, Three years ago...

Posted by Thadd F. on December 12, 2018

https://tplusg.com/2018/12/12/three-years-ago-5/

It’s what’s for dinner.

Genifer made this Creamy Mushroom Fettuccine for dinner tonight…

It was so good. It was another instant hit that will definitely get added to the normal rotation. Genifer always finds the best recipes to make for dinner. 😀🍜❤️

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by Thadd F. on December 11, 2018 • Permalink

Posted in #FALLinCINCY, Northside, Odd & Ends

Tagged 2018, Cincinnati, Creamy Mushroom Fettuccine, December, Home, Home Sweet Home, It's what's for dinner, Northside, Odds&Ends, Ohio, Seen and noted, We ate this

Posted by Thadd F. on December 11, 2018

https://tplusg.com/2018/12/11/its-whats-for-dinner-122/

Urban Artifact’s Ram Press.

On the way home from work this evening, we stopped at Urban Artifact…

They were tapping a limited batch of their new Ram Press Spiced Apple Tart Ale…

We thought it was really pretty amazing. It tasted just like a delicious cross between applesauce and an apple strudel especially with the sugar on the rim of the glass. We also tried a taster of their Wine Poached Pear. It was very good as well. They create such incredible tasting beers at Urban Artifact. Completely different than anything else around. No wonder they’re one of our favorite breweries. 😀🍏🍺❤️

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by Thadd F. on December 11, 2018 • Permalink

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Tagged 2018, Cincinnati, Cincinnati beer, Cincinnati Breweries, December, Happiest hours, Home Sweet Home, Northside, Odds&Ends, Ohio, Ram Press Spiced Apple Tart Ale, Seen and noted, Shaken not stirred, Urban Artifact

Posted by Thadd F. on December 11, 2018

https://tplusg.com/2018/12/11/urban-artifacts-ram-press/

Tag! You’re it.

Every time I’d walk by this archway on my way down a little alley to go to Dunkin Donuts in downtown Cincinnati, I was always kind of shocked that there wasn’t any graffiti on it…

And there you go… Tag! You’re it. 😀🎨🖌️❤️

Oh, and I thought the light was really pretty between the buildings this morning on the way back to the office…

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by Thadd F. on December 11, 2018 • Permalink

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Tagged 2018, Central Business District, Cincinnati, December, Downtown, Downtown details, Odds&Ends, Ohio, Seen and noted, Tag! You're it

Posted by Thadd F. on December 11, 2018

https://tplusg.com/2018/12/11/tag-youre-it-14/

Uh-oh.

I think my sister sent us a special delivery by mistake…

JJVE your adorable Christmas ornament is back on its way to you. 😀⛄️❤️

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by Thadd F. on December 10, 2018 • Permalink

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Tagged 2018, Christmas decorations, Cincinnati, December, Home, Home Sweet Home, JJVE, Northside, Ohio, Oops, Oscar, Seen and noted, Special delivery

Posted by Thadd F. on December 10, 2018

https://tplusg.com/2018/12/10/uh-oh/

Seen and noted.

We’ve seen quite a few reindeer cars. But this is the first Christmas tree car…

Some people just really love Christmas. 😀🎄❤️

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by Thadd F. on December 9, 2018 • Permalink

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Tagged 2018, Christmas decorations, Cincinnati, December, Holidays, Home Sweet Home, Northside, O Christmas tree, Odds&Ends, Ohio, Reindeer car, Seen and noted

Posted by Thadd F. on December 9, 2018

https://tplusg.com/2018/12/09/seen-and-noted-61/

Northside Saturday.

Early this afternoon, we walked down to Blue Jay for lunch…

We both had grilled cheeses and fries. My grilled cheeses had so much turkey on it…

After lunch, we walked over to Urban Artifact…

UA was hosting the Holiday Ohio Explored Ohio Maker Mart. We didn’t know there were going to be food trucks at Urban Artifact this afternoon. I don’t know that we would have skipped Blue Jay though. Those grilled cheeses really hit the spot…

There was even more stuff downstairs in UA’s taproom…

It was really fun to wander around and look at all the crafts. If you were looking for a new hand-knit winter hat, this was the place for you. Genifer got two new winter hats. And I got a really shiny ring with beautiful inlays. After the Maker Mart, we walked down to Second Place for a drink. They replaced all their beer tap handles with the tops of trophies. I wonder how long they’ve been like that and I never noticed…