Monthly Archives: July 2014
Weekly Photo Challenge: Summer Lovin’
One of the joys of being a grandparent: showing off the city you love with your granddaughter who still loves wherever you take her!!! Summer in the City of Knoxville from the Sunsphere’s Observation Deck! Our version of summer lovin’! … Continue reading
Morning walk creekside: Pawleys Island, South Carolina
Walking the beach at Pawleys Island when the sun begins its daily push skyward is breathtaking, for sure. (Click here for Morning beach walk: Pawleys Island.) But a search for other routes can net stunning views, too. Pawleys has dual … Continue reading
Morning beach walk: Pawleys Island, South Carolina
No matter how many years (more than 30 now), we’ve walked the beach at the South End of Pawleys Island, we never tire of the early morning spectacular. Pawleys is our place. Our home away from home. Where for one … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Containers
Good stuff doesn’t just pour in at South Carolina’s State Farmers Market in Columbia. It ‘s hauled in — in boxes, crates, cartons, baskets, truck beds, trailers — well, you name it. Just about anything that can contain ‘maters, melons, … Continue reading
Seven fun things to do with kids in downtown Spokane
If you’re lucky enough to be in downtown Spokane, Washington, (to paraphrase an old saying), then you’re lucky enough. And indeed you are. Because if you have kids in tow, there’s more than enough to see and do — all … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Relic
For us, the word relic seems linked to the phrase from the past. So, when we were driving through Spokane hunting for antique stores and came upon this farm relic from the past, we couldn’t resist stopping by for a closer look. Where … Continue reading
Travel theme: Decoration
Although constructed in the 16th century, Amer Palace (also pronounced and spelled Amber Fort) near Jaipur, India, is awash in colorful, well-preserved decoration — even today. Incredible facades and niches bear intricately painted frescoes, panels of marble inlay, and reliefs like this … Continue reading
Travel theme: Twist
We knew something was wrong when the captain of Delta Flight 380 from Knoxville to Atlanta said a mechanic was on his way. A mechanical problem, he said matter-of-factly, and then he turned our plane (already on the runway) back … Continue reading
Day trippin’ at Palouse Falls State Park
There’s something about a waterfall. Especially one that cascades 200 feet over a bold precipice, rushing to join the Snake River, eventually making its way through deep cuts of rock. Perhaps it’s the rush of water. Or the spray. Or … Continue reading
