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Treasury Tuesday

The Great Pumpkin!

I put this treasury together because I'm starting to see pumpkins everywhere now.

Get these before they go fast!

Click on the photo to visit the treasury.

Vintage Lookback: 1st Miss America

On this day back in 1921 the first Miss America was crowned.

Margaret Gorman of  Washington DC was crowned the first winner.

The competition at the time was called  The "Inner-City Beauty" Contest.

Click on the photo above to learn more.

Here's to the beauty of 1921!

Where does time go...

...I dont know but it sure goes fast!

Wow, sorry about that 2 week break.

We have been out enjoying the weather...buying new things to take to the next flea market....and getting organized in our storage room.

Keep a lookout for sneak peeks of our upcoming finds for the flea market!

It's Friday!

Happy Friday!  This song alway made me happy especially on Fridays.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Thirsty Thursday: Vintage Edition

Singapore Sling: 

The Singapore Sling is a South-East Asian cocktail. This long drink was developed sometime before 1915^[1] by Ngiam Tong Boon, a Hainanese bartender working at the Long Bar in Raffles Hotel Singapore. It was initially called the gin sling,^[2] - a sling was originally an American drink composed of spirit and water, sweetened and flavored.^[3] - Wikipedia

Recipe:

1/2 oz of Grenadine Syrup

1 oz of Gin

Sweet and Sour Mix

Club Soda

1/2 oz of Cherry Brandy

Pour Grenadine in collins glass with ice.

Add Gin and equal parts Sweet and Sour mix 

and Club Soda to almost fill glass.

Top with cherry brandy.

Garnish with orange slice & cherry.

Enjoy learning another vintage drink!

Wednesday Funny

Did we ever say thank you for reading our blog?  

Well, thank you very much! 

 Enjoy this comic too.

Treasury Tuesday

Cincinnati is the treasury theme this week.

Why?  Because it's where we live, work and play.

Get a closer look at the treasury by clicking on the photo below.

Weekend Wrap Up

We had an awesome weekend!

Saturday, we attended The City Flea.

Take a look at our booth below:

We were so fortunate that the weather turned out so great.

Thank you to all the people that stopped by our booth and said hello.

We will see you all again at the next City Flea on September 20th.

It's Friday...any weekend plans???

So happy that it's finally Friday!

Do you have any plans tomorrow???

If you are in the Cincinnati area, might we suggest 

The City Flea.

We will have a booth there!

10am - 4pm

@ Washington Park, Cincinnati

Stop by and see us.

(and the beautiful Washington Park)

Thirsty Thursday: Vintage Edition

Sorry for the lack of Thirsty Thursday last week.  But without further ado we present to you:

Ward Eight: 

The Ward 8 or Ward Eight is a cocktail originating in 1898 in Boston, Massachusetts at the bar of the Gilded Age restaurant Locke-Ober. In 1898 Democratic political czar Martin M. Lomasney hoped to capture a seat in the state's legislature, the General Court of Massachusetts. Lomasney held considerable power in the city for nearly 50 years. The story goes that the drink was created to honor his election, and the city's Ward 8 which historically delivered him a winning margin. Competing, but unfounded myths abound in print and on the Internet. One story reports that it originated in New York in an area known for political corruption, another that the cocktail is a traditional drink of the Scots Guards. - Wikipedia

Recipe:

2 oz of Bourbon

3/4 oz of Lemon Juice

3/4 oz of Simple Syrup

Dash of Grenadine

Pour ingredients in a shaker with ice.

Shake to combine.

Strain into a glass filled with ice. 

Garnish with orange slice & cherry.

Enjoy learning another vintage drink!

Hump Day Laugh

Here's one to make you smile in the middle of the week:

Treasury Tuesday

It's that time again.

Treasury Tuesday's theme this week is

Back to School: Teachers Edition

Click on the photo to view the treasury.

Get me more coffee...

Can it be Monday already?!?

Yep, that's about how I feel today.

The weekend flew by & I find myself back to work this week already!

Hope you all have a great Monday!

~m

Weekend Wrap Up

We hope you all had a great weekend!

It was a pretty busy one around here.

We spent some time up at a local flea market.

The weatherman called for storms all weekend.

We didn't see a drop of rain until Sunday evening.

The view from our booth.

Our spot!

It's nice to be able to have your vehicle close by here.

Some of our wares.

We had a good time.  

We are always learning new ways to improve our booth.

We're looking forward to next weekend 

where we will be at The City Flea!

Praying for good weather there too!

Treasury Tuesday

If you could tell, we've been out of town for a few days.

So let's catch up:

Friday, we went to LumenoCity in downtown Cincinnati.

It was AWESOME!

Here are a couple pics I took from the show.

We had such a great time! It looks better in person. A must see if you are in the Cincinnati area.

We spent the weekend in northern Ohio, where my family lives.

We had a nice time going to the church picnic & of course going to a flea market too.

Now it's time to get back to work.

We are preparing to set up at a flea market this weekend and we have The City Flea next weekend.

Going to be a busy next couple of weeks.

Before I go, I will leave you with a treasury that I put together.

It celebrates one of my favorite snacks.

Click on it to take a look.

Have a great day!

Lumenocity 2014

After work today, we're heading down to Lumenocity.  It's a free illuminated concert in Washington Park.  They project this amazing light show onto the front of Music Hall while the orchestra plays.  We're pretty excited to be going this year.  Last year, we had to watch it on TV.  Take a look at this video from last year's concert.

Pretty cool, huh?!?

We hope you all enjoy your weekend!!

Thirsty Thursday: Vintage Edition

Tom Collins: 

The Tom Collins is a Collins cocktail made from gin, lemon juice, sugar and carbonated water. First memorialized in writing in 1876 by "the father of American mixology"Jerry Thomas, this "gin and sparkling lemonade" drink typically is served in a Collins glass over ice. - Wikipedia

Recipe:

2 oz of Gin

1 oz of Lemon Juice

1 tsp of Sugar

3 oz Club Soda

Mix Gin, Lemon Juice, and Sugar in a shaker with ice.

Shake to combine.

Strain into collins glass filled with ice. 

Pour in Club Soda.

Garnish with orange slice & cherry.

Enjoy learning another vintage drink!

See you at the flea...

Incase you haven't heard...

we were accepted to be a vendor at The City Flea for the fall season!

We're super excited because we love The City Flea.

We will be there August 16, September 20, & October 11.

10 - 4pm @ Washington Park

Cincinnati, Ohio

Stop by & say hi!

Thirsty Thursday: Vintage Edition

Planter's Punch: 

Planter's Punch is an IBA Official Cocktail^[1] made of dark rum, lemon juice, Grenadine syrup and a dash of Angostura bitters. The cocktail has been said to have originated at the Planters Hotel in Charleston, SC, but the recipe originates in Jamaica. - Wikipedia

Recipe:

1 part Dark Rum

1/2 part Orgeat Syrup

2 parts Orange Juice

1 part Pineapple Juice

Combine all ingredients in glass over ice.

Garnish with lime and cherry.

Enjoy learning another vintage drink!