Never too old to travel!
We remember it vividly — the color, excitement, and right-there-on-the-field experience of being at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta 2014 before dawn. Before we arrived, we had the impression that we would be on the sidelines, standing on tiptoe trying to get a glimpse of balloonists as they filled colorful balloons to the tipping point on […]
Read More…We’re drawn to color — unabashedly bold colors, mixtures of mix-and-match colors, or just strong singular monotones. So snapping photos dominated by colorful combinations has become as much a part of traveling and sightseeing as people-watching, which can be colorful in and of itself. For more entries in Ailsa’s Where’s My Backpack photo challenge — […]
Read More…It wasn’t until the masses of balloons had ascended on Saturday, October 11th that we noticed a late comer — a truck bearing a basket and balloon. Out jumped a lady and her entourage who began puffing up a colorful yellow/red/blue balloon with giant fans. But they were late. Noticeably late. After almost all balloons […]
Read More…During Knoxville’s Open Gardens day, a Dogwood Arts Festival event, local homeowners voluntarily push open their gates and let those of us in love with flora and fauna roam the grounds freely. One formal garden held something quite unique — seventeen antique millstones — integrated in various ways throughout the beautifully manicured grounds. According to […]
Read More…Reposting so that you can see what’s in store if you attend the 16th Annual Lavender Festival in Historic Jackson Square, Oak Ridge, Tennessee this Saturday, June 21 from 8 to 3. Click here for more information. I could almost smell the Lavender Festival from the parking lot — well, maybe not from that far […]
Read More…Downtown Knoxville packed ’em in on Biscuit Boulevard as the fifth annual International Biscuit Fest kicked off Saturday, May 17, 2014. Long lines of folks waited for fluffy, doughy creations filled with anything from pork belly to paw paws. About 25,000 (according to the headline article in the May 18th News-Sentinel) stood waiting for booths to open and […]
Read More…This post was published on June 1, 2013, but we’re sharing it with you again just to whet your appetite! The International Biscuit Festival returns to Knoxville, TN this weekend with big events — booths, vendors, music, and, of course, tasty biscuits — on Saturday, May 17, 2014. Join us! Click here for more information. Not […]
Read More…This week’s WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Letters coincided with one of Knoxville’s Dogwoods Arts Festival events — the Market Square Art Fair 2014. Not only did we see fine pottery, woodenware, photography, and blown glass art objects, we also spotted quite a few letters both in the square and the shops surrounding it. Books […]
Read More…Although not one of the official Dogwood Arts Festival 2014 events, the Opening Reception of unique pottery by the Terra Madre potters on March 28th was the starting point for us of what this festival is all about: a celebration of the natural beauty of East Tennessee and the creative spirit of area artists. Owners of […]
Read More…It was a night of openings at three galleries celebrating that important middle word in Knoxville’s Dogwood Arts Festival: ARTS. On a warm spring evening — April 11 — patrons headed to the galleries to view creative pieces by some of the best-known (and some unknown until now) artists in the area. Combining that Open-House-kinda-feel […]
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