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Travel theme: Old-fashioned

Collecting has always been fun for me, and, thanks to my dad who left me several old shaving tools, my collection of all things barbering has grown. From a time gone by, shaving brushes, razors, and Old Spice mugs allow us a glimpse into bathrooms of old. For more examples of old-fashioned ways and times, […]

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Travel theme: Off-center

Although all the quilting shops I visited during the East Tennessee Shop Hop June 4 through 14, 2015, showcased their finest work on their store walls, this one quilt became a focal point at Mountain Stitches by Susan in Gatlinburg. Susan, the owner of the shop, took the barn photo assigned to her shop (each […]

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Travel theme: Handmade

Haakkume Dyunni — Painted Pottery of Acoma Pueblo on exhibit from August 31, 2013 to September 7, 2014 Pueblo of Acoma: Sky City Cultural Museum and Haak’u Museum approximately one hour from Albuquerque, New Mexico http://www.acomaskycity.org/ For more handmade items in Ailsa’s challenge on Where’s My Backpack this week — Travel theme: Handmade — click here.

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Travel theme: Modern

In a previous post about the Matthew Cummings Studio (open during the Dogwood Arts Festival’s Art DeTour), we focused on several modern glass creations that caught our attention. But one in particular — Temporal Blues by Thoryn Ziemba — drew us in for a closer look. Artistic, colorful, fluid — the piece could stand in any museum and […]

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Travel theme: Tangle

Immediately upon seeing the challenge word that Ailsa of Where’s My Backpack selected for this week’s Travel Theme — Tangle — we thought of one of the first sights we saw in Nepal. In 2011, when we journeyed with our group to that country to build houses for Habitat International, we stayed in the Thamel District […]

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Travel theme: Youngsters

As part of the Knoxville Civil War Sesquicentennial celebration this past weekend, the Historic Gaming Club of Knoxville set up miniature battlefields in the East Tennessee History Center. The goal? Let youngsters get hands-on experience with troop movements, battle maneuvers, etc., with the roll of the dice. Tiny soldiers on tiny fields stood ready with […]

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Travel theme: Trees

Long winding pathways lined with towering trees, some dating back to the early 1900s, form lasting images for those who visit Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden in Cape Town, South Africa. For more lasting tree images, check out Ailsa’s blog Where’s My Backpack for Travel theme: Trees.

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Early Bird

You have to be an early bird if you want to buy greens on Opening Day of the Lakeshore Park Farmers Market. And as just as we suspected, Abundant Acres from McMinn County, Tennessee, sold out early, leaving one bunch of kale from what the sign revealed: “This is what I did have.” Sad but undaunted, […]

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Travel theme: Centre

Dogwoods — whether creamy white or delicate pink — have four petals (called bracts) attached to a greenish-yellow floret in the center. In full bloom, dogwood trees seem snowy or lacy, as the branches make a showy stand or move gently in the wind, adding unexpected color to the landscape. In addition to these […]

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Travel theme: One Colour

Nature’s plan to blend even the biggest, boldest of animals into the landscape works well. So well, in fact, that coming (surprisedly) upon this kingly fellow — mostly of one colour — had all of us in the safari Jeep scrambling for cameras while speaking in hushed tones. Better to let sleeping lions lie, right? […]