Birth Order – that dark-age way of thinking that birth order somehow played a key role in our personalities, our strengths, and our weaknesses. Predetermined by birth, we had no say. Where did this thinking come from?
Continue reading “Anne in the Middle”America’s Fight for Independence
In the north-eastern part of what is now the state of Tennessee a battle was fought in July 1776. While counted as part of the fight for independence, it wasn’t between the Colonists and the British. However; you can bet the British were involved.
Continue reading “America’s Fight for Independence”What Is National Sons and Daughters Day?
The answer to that burning question varies depending upon who you ask. According to my research, the earliest record of National Sons and Daughters Day on this date was in 1988.
Continue reading “What Is National Sons and Daughters Day?”Exploring the Great Smoky Mountains
First-time visitors to this most visited National Park can get an amazing cross-section of what the park has to offer simply by driving the 11-mile-one-way Cades Cove Loop. There are ample opportunities to see wild life, enjoy vast meadows and the Smoky Mountains themselves.
Continue reading “Exploring the Great Smoky Mountains”Who Doesn’t Love Panini Day?
Once upon a time department stores included either a lunch counter (Woolworth’s comes to mind) or a slightly upscale café. Whatever it took to get the shopper to come inside.
Continue reading “Who Doesn’t Love Panini Day?”Pigeon Forge and the Gateway to Dollywood
If ever there were a place that is so crazy, over-the-top Tourist Ville, it would be Pigeon Forge Tennessee. For those of you out there familiar with Wisconsin’s Dells, think of the Dells on steroids and you might be getting close.
Continue reading “Pigeon Forge and the Gateway to Dollywood”Do We Need the Spirit of ‘45?
Each year on the Second Sunday in August we salute the Spirit of 45 – the true spirit of the greatest generation ever to come along. These were people born in the early 1900s through the late 1920s.
Continue reading “Do We Need the Spirit of ‘45?”On Day 6 We are Nashville Bound
Kiddo was behind the wheel as we crossed the mighty Mississippi separating Arkansas from Tennessee. Memphis lay before us, a snarling mess of interchanges. I don’t know who was more nervous, the newly licensed Kiddo or his fast aging grandma in the back seat.
Continue reading “On Day 6 We are Nashville Bound”Sweet Dreams Under the Stars
There are a lot of reasons why having a Dad in the home has an impact on the children. Hubby’s dad died when he was just 2 years old. My father is still with us. I loved to camp growing up. Hubby’s not so much a fan.
Continue reading “Sweet Dreams Under the Stars”Traveling Oklahoma’s Scenic Byway
Our one night in Oklahoma was spend in Poteau Oklahoma, some 190 miles due east of Oklahoma City. Founded in 1885, the town has a history connected to coal mining, railroad expansion and early French exploration.
Continue reading “Traveling Oklahoma’s Scenic Byway”A Guiding Light in the Darkness
Today is National Lighthouse Day. This is the 7th consecutive year that we’ve celebrated my love for Lighthouses on this day. There’s something sad about the light stretching out into the heavy fog and the sound of the lone horn that cuts to the quick of things.
Continue reading “A Guiding Light in the Darkness”Saddle Up – We’re Heading to Oklahoma
What an amazing adventure these past three weeks have been!
Continue reading “Saddle Up – We’re Heading to Oklahoma”Through Faith We are Transformed
The Transfiguration of the Lord is Biblical text that is accepted throughout the Christian world. It appears in three out of the four Gospels. That alone speaks volumes as to the validly of the event.
Continue reading “Through Faith We are Transformed”Just a 500-Mile Sunday Drive in the Country
From Gallup, our next stopping point for the night was a little speck of a town along Route 66 in Texas. I’ll share a bit of McLean’s charm with our next post. We’ve got to get there first. There’s over 7 hours of driving ahead of us and some “must see” stops along the way.
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Today is National Mustard Day. Mustard plants were so much a part of my childhood. We lived for a while in a small housing division surrounded by fields of wild mustard.
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