Time for Tea and Etiquette

Cucumber infused water with lemon and mint

We've been planning the menu part of the Princess Tea and Charm School event this Saturday and we know we will have little cucumber sandwiches and some sweet cakes of some kind. There will be compound bread and butter sandwiches and maybe cream puffs. But what to drink?  Tea right?

Well, yes. But what about a cold drink? It is summer after all.   Fruit infused water drinks are becoming popular and what little girl doesn't need to learn about cucumbers for cooling puffy eyes. We've been serving cucumber water at Glendower for teas thanks to volunteer Mark Howard who always makes a good sized batch. It's addictive.  The watermelon version sounds good as well. It seems that watermelon has some added benefit for your health in hot weather.

 

Add a little watermelon to the cucumber water. It's refreshing and good for you too.

Princess Tea and Charm School Boot Camp

Places are filling up fast for the Princess Tea and Charm School Boot Camp for next Saturday, June 28th from 1:30 to 3:30.  Girls ages 6 to 8 will learn how to act like a real princess with etiquette lessons, crafts, tea and nibbles and lots more. For more information see Princess Tea and Charm School Boot Camp

The cost is just $20.00 per girl.

Who Visits The Warren County History Center?

The Warren County History Center in Harmon Hall

It's summer and that means people will travel, and Governor Kasich and the Ohio Tourism Board want people to travel to Ohio.  Destination marketing is a hot topic.  Governor Kasich wants to make Ohio a destination state like Texas or Florida so that folks will come to Ohio from all over the country in great numbers and spend lots of money. More outside dollars coming to Ohio helps us all.

We at the Warren County History Center are doing our part. From Memorial Day weekend through today (June 13) individuals and families from California, Washington state, Tennessee, Michigan, Brazil (the country) and Mexico (the country) have visited our History Center.   We've also welcomed visitors from Maineville, Cincinnati, Morrow, Springboro, Beavercreek, Kettering, Dayton, Oakwood, Centerville, Englewood, Highland and Hillsboro.

1920's dress with rhinestone decorations.

It is not at all unusual for Warren County History Center to have visitors from out of state. The Golden Lamb Inn is a famous destination and many people want to do something other than eat and shop when they visit Lebanon, so they very often find their way here. In fact we book many groups who are visiting the History Center in the morning, having lunch at the Golden Lamb, then going to Glendower mansion in the afternoon.

 The editor of Travel & Leisure magazine encourages families to pick vacation destinations that have a lot of museums and cultural attractions. Families who visit museums build longer lasting memories from those visits than to other attractions. Also, people who visit museums tend to be better educated, spend more money at a destination and stay a day or so longer in any given community.  

Turtlecreek Summer Music Festival

What could be more fun than a FREE classic rock n' roll concert held in the great out doors.