21c Museum Hotel Cincinnati

Recently, I had the pleasure of attending an offsite business meeting at the newly opened 21c Museum Hotel in downtown Cincinnati.

The art was fun, interactive and super posh.

What a great place!

At some point I will get a room and stay the night to do some true exploring!

xoxo,

Ronita

{Jeni's for the holidays}

Jeni's has revealed her 2012 holiday collection and it looks amazing.

Looks like I will be taking a quick trip to Whole Food's Market for some of this Sweet Potato Torched Marshmallows goodness...or maybe the Boozy Eggnog...

go Jeni's or go home...

Sweet Potato with Torched Marshmallows from Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams

OHIO COWS RULE!

xoxo,

Ronita

{Iconic Cincinnati Tour}

What do you get a man who has everything? A tour of the city he adores.....

Thanks to the fine folks at American Legacy Tours for such a fun and very different Father's Day gift!

Cincinnati is the lucky host of the 2012 World Choir Games which we are really excited to be a part of and know it will boost the economy here in The Queen City. There is a huge counter on the Square that serves as the countdown tracker.

Genius of Water

The tour started on Fountain Square where we were given a history lesson of the fountain, when and how it was purchased...a bit scandalous if you ask me.  

A view of Carew Tower from The Square where we will end our tour.

A poem for the city...

The P&G Towers also known as "Dolly Parton Towers" A marketing mecca and the birthplace of IVORY soap aka "the soap that floats."

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One of Scott's favorite parts of the tour was getting a chance to go into the Cincinnati Masonic Center. What a beautiful building and as we were informed, no one can put a price on it. Everything was built by the Masons by hand and boy the details of this place are spectacular. What a historical site. Everytime we would pass it Scott would always be in awe, saying, "I want to go in there one day."

One of fifteen life masks of Abraham Lincoln

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View from the skywalk...A city within a city

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Below are views from the 49th floor of the Carew Tower

Paul Brown Stadium home of The Cincinnati Bengals

John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge the prototype of the famous Brooklyn Bridge.

City Hall

Fun Fact: The Great American Tower is the tallest building in Cincy at 660 feet. What makes it the tallest is the large crown that was placed on top as a ode to Princess Diana just fitting for The Queen City. 

Union Terminal

Music Hall

School of Creative and Performing Arts

Scott truly enjoyed himself. We had an amazing tour and can't wait to try another one. 

I heard the Underground Tour is amazing.

We LOVE Cincinnati!

xoxo,

Ronita

Strawberry Pickin'

Sunday, we surprised the boys with a trip to the farm to pick strawberries.

We packed up the car and headed up 71N to Branstrator Farm.

As the wind blew we could smell the sweet smell of fresh ripe strawberries... it was heavenly!

Here are some snapshots of our trip.

Took a break to sip on my favorite soda!!!

We bought 11 pounds of strawberries that we have cleaned and frozen. My plans are to make strawberry buttermilk ice cream from Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream book, strawberry jam, and maybe a strawberry pie!!!

If you are in the SW Ohio area check them out this weekend for their Strawberry Fest!

I love pickin' season.

xoxo,

Ronita