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I'll Drink To That! Krone Conservatory Part 1

Friday Recommends – Cincy and Footnote

Went on a group tour to Cincinnati on Wednesday. I love visiting Cincy. It's a gorgeous town–the parts the tourists get to see. We went to the Krohn Conservatory in Eden Park. I took many pictures, which I haven't had time to go through as yet. I hope to have a slideshow available on Saturday. Meanwhile, you can visit their website, which has much better pictures than mine.

Then we went to Jungle Jim's International Market. Yes, I got miso! I got some of those delicious daifuku mochi with sesame seeds on the outside and sweet red bean paste inside. I got some almond crush pocky. I got some rice noodles, some Saya snow pea crisps, which brings me to my first web site recommendation: Food Junk, my new favorite foodie site. And I got miso. Mmmmm, miso! I got a block of miso so big and so concentrated that, if it were dope, the street value would be incalculable. Imma write a poem to miso one day. You've been warned.

We did NOT eat Skyline Chili, although I adore it. We did NOT go to a Riders in the Sky show, although I adore the Riders, too.

Have you been to FantasyREADERS yet? I just got turned onto it. Free Stories! Free, free, free!! You can submit your own stories there, to get your name out there, but you can also READ stories. Did I mention they're FREE!?

I don't think I've recommended A Strong Man's Cup Of Tea yet, which was quite negligent of me, because I love the site. This is a link to one of my favorite of his posts.