Monthly Archives: June 2013
A Word a Week Challenge: Tropical
We rarely travel to the tropics. In fact, aside from a trip to Maui a few years ago, I can’t remember a time that the term tropical paradise had any direct bearing on us. But looking at these pictures from … Continue reading
A Word a Week Challenge: Vibrant
The Word a Week Challenge: Vibrant comes at a good time: I just got a new camera (still getting used to it!) and the flowers outside my back door are in full vibrant bloom! Hope you enjoy my first attempts … Continue reading
Art for KARM at Strata-G Jubilee
Anytime art and food are paired for an evening to benefit a worthy recipient, you can count us in! And so it was that when Knoxville artist Mike Berry emailed an invitation to attend Strata-G Jubilee at the Emporium on … Continue reading
Family recipes and food that’s fun: Fat Mama’s Tamales — Natchez MS
Pass through Natchez. Check. Snap pics of historical homes. Check. Park your car and gaze at the mighty Mississip. Check. And then head to Fat Mama’s Tamales for a Knock-You-Naked Margarita. Check. And double check. We’d been to Fat Mama’s … Continue reading
Father’s Day treats at Rue Beignet, Baton Rouge
If you live in Tennessee, your trips to a beignet shop are few and far between. We just don’t have those flash-fried little doughnut pillows sprinkled with confectioner’s sugar nearby — or even within a day’s drive, if you live … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Curves
Now just look at the curves on this sweet, domestic lady! And how could you resist having lunch at the restaurant inside known as Mammy’s Cupboard in Natchez, Mississippi! Built in 1940, this 28-foot-tall roadside icon holds a gift shop … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Fleeting
Anyone who has been a parent or grandparent — or just a loving adult — knows how fleeting the first few days and weeks of a child’s life can be. In looking over some pictures of my granddaughter’s first year … Continue reading
Big stories, big fun: Children’s Festival of Reading 2013
There was no silent reading at the Children’s Festival of Reading sponsored by the Knox County Public Library! In fact, with more than 20,000 people in attendance, you could hardly hear yourself read aloud, even if you wanted to! It … Continue reading
A Word a Week Challenge: Metallic
When I saw the Word a Week Challenge for this week with the word METALLIC, I remembered something that caught my eye this past January. I was driving from the Las Vegas Strip on I-15 to a school in Clark … Continue reading
