by Leslie Sholly | Sep 16, 2016 | family, Knoxville, sponsored, us family guide
As y’all know by now, I’m a US Family Guide blogger, which means occasionally I share offers for admission to attractions with you, then visit the attractions and honestly review them in this space. In return, I get free tickets for me and my family....
by Leslie Sholly | Feb 15, 2016 | Genealogy, Graveyards, Knoxville, Uncategorized
Wow, y’all. If you are interested in history you really need to visit Lebanon in the Forks Presbyterian Cemetery. Honestly, my visit left me a little awestruck. But let me back up. Emily and I went walking Saturday, as we are wont to do. We picked our...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 19, 2015 | Knoxville, photoblogging, Uncategorized, Walking in Knoxville
I know that Fall won’t end officially for another month. But let’s face it, the best part of it is over. There are no more beautiful leaves on the trees and everyone is thinking about Christmas. Every day (almost) since the first day of Autumn,...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 14, 2015 | Deep Thoughts, FIRE, Knoxville, linkups
You can never go home again, but the truth is you can never leave home, so it’s all right. – Maya Angelou You can’t go home again isn’t just metaphorical for many people. The first home I ever knew–the married student housing apartments where...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 2, 2015 | Genealogy, Graveyards, Knoxville
What better day than the Feast of All Souls to write about a cemetery? I may seem a little strange the rest of the year but today I am on topic and I have a beautiful graveyard to write about. You may remember that my last graveyard story was very sad, about a...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 1, 2015 | Knoxville, linkups, My Sunday Photo, photoblogging, Walking in Knoxville
My daughter and I were hiking on Saturday along the Tennessee River when I snapped this iPhone photo of downtown Knoxville. It was one of those pictures that I knew would be good before I even took it. The greenway we were on is about two miles from downtown, and...