Never too old to travel!
We weren’t sure eleven years ago that we’d still be publishing posts, but here we are. Eleven years into the joy of blogging and 782 posts under our belts. But if there is ever a good time to end a good thing, then we think this is our time. We began “Oh, the Places We […]
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Making a strong comeback on the Knoxville Dogwood Arts scene, Chalk Walk 2022 brought crowds back downtown after a two-year hiatus (Covid, of course!). And since John of Journeys with Johnbo created this week’s topic Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #193: They Say It’s Your Birthday, we just figured the rebirth of Chalk Walk was as celebratory […]
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According to a notice from WordPress last week, we’ve hit a milestone: 10 years of blogging, 736 posts! And what a great decade it has been! What started as a lark has turned in to a commitment to keep the content and photos coming — about travel, about photography, about whatever strikes our fancy. Without […]
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Continuing our Summer Travel series focusing on places now open and ready for tourists, here’s another of our Places To See for those of you venturing forth whether near or far. A sunflower field is like a sky with a thousand suns. Corina Abdulahm-Negura They’re back . . . and it’s once again time to […]
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Note: This post was first published April 1, 2020. At that time, the news of a pandemic was fresh, but not fully understood. The impact, of course, was in the beginning stages. I’m republishing so that you can read my thoughts last April — and now my new thoughts in April 2021. One thing’s for […]
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Thanks to Ann-Christine for the photo challenge this week: Found in the Neighborhood. As she states so beautifully: “There is so much to discover, if only you open your mind and all your senses.” We like to be out in nature so much because it has no opinion on us. Nietzsche We’ve been taking walks lately, not just for […]
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Life is like a landscape. You live in the midst of it, but can describe it only from the vantage point of distance. Charles Lindbergh Challenging us this week with the theme of distance, Tina planted the idea of looking more closely at social distancing in Knoxville just as we were contemplating a drive around […]
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Although much of the U. S. (especially in the South) is blanketed with snow this week, many of us are dreaming of gardens lush and lovely. Last spring, in Knoxville, one homeowner opened his garden during the Dogwood Arts Festival garden tour. It was a chance for those of us who love flora and fauna to […]
Read More…A recent Knoxville event, Chef’s Table Tour, came with a surprise . . . an unexpected one. After strolling downtown sidewalks listening to bits of history from our guide, we ducked into Clancy’s Tavern & Whisky House ready for good food and a sip of the Irish. But what we saw redefined this downtown corner for […]
Read More…In one three-hour span, you can tour downtown Knoxville, learn a bit of history, meet new friends and sample East Tennessee fare. It’s all part of the Chef’s Table Tour, one of the offerings from East TN Tours combining food and fun in this ever-evolving Southern downtown destination. Organizer and tour leader Lauren Quinn offers the […]
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