Food trucks on Union: It’s Saturday morning!

Saturday mornings in downtown Knoxville are just downright fun! You might not think a farmers’ market could bring out the masses, but it does, and for good reason. Even with the bulk of Tennessee crops gone for the season, the Saturday Farmers’ Market still thrives.  We saw vendors with crafts and such, farmers with greens […]

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Layers

For the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge, the word this week is Layers.  And I’m reminded of a bakery I came upon while strolling S. Main Street in Grapevine, Texas: Legacy Cakes Bakery! Layer cakes filled a showcase inside with cakes for weddings, showers, and special occasions.  Like this one that definitely speaks Texan to me: […]

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Buttermilk Sky Pie Shop: New sweet spot in Bearden!

Change is afoot in the Bearden area of Knoxville! And if you’ve wondered what’s up with that little white building next door to Anthropologie on Kingston Pike, wonder no more! It’s Buttermilk Sky Pie Shop — and oh, how sweet it is! We first took note of Buttermilk Sky this past week.  Their newly launched Facebook page […]

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Weekly Photo Challenge: The Hue of You

Some decorators say there should be a touch of black in every room, and in my house there is.  But one other color is also there:  RED.  I’ve always been drawn to the color, perhaps because as a young girl, I read that those born under the astrological sign of Aries are drawn to red. […]

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Saturdays are special at Red Stick Farmers Market!

It’s no secret that farmers markets are booming in urban and suburban locations all over the country.  The farm-to-table concept is alive and well everywhere especially during the bountiful summer months.  And so it was that while visiting my mom in Baton Rouge, I found myself downtown at the corner of 5th and Main between […]

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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 in Knoxville! But since we were visiting relatives in Baton Rouge on Father’s Day weekend, […]

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