by Leslie Sholly | Feb 6, 2022 | family, Gratitude, Knoxville, pets, photoblogging, Vacations, Walking in Knoxville
I am very late with my annual picture essay, which I’ve been doing every year since 2013. It was originally part of a linkup, but now I just do it because I like to! It’s fun to reflect on the year that has gone by. JANUARY If the above picture is not our...
by Leslie Sholly | Jan 4, 2021 | photoblogging
And now for a yearly tradition: recapping the year that just ended by sharing one photo per month. I try to choose some of my best pictures, but sometimes I have to forgo quality in order to pick one that really captures the flavor of the month, as you will see....
by Leslie Sholly | Jan 15, 2020 | family, Parenting, photoblogging, Vacations
My first trip to San Francisco was also my first plane ride and my first time away from my family. It was 1981 and I had just graduated from St. Joseph Elementary School. My godfather had business in California and invited me along to keep his 12-year-old...
by Leslie Sholly | Jan 3, 2020 | family, linkups, photoblogging
It is time for the first post of 2020, and one of my favorite annual traditions, the past year in pictures! As always, it is difficult to decide whether to choose the most artistic picture of the the month or the one that is most representative of the month, so what...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 9, 2019 | family, Knoxville, photoblogging, Vacations
As the mother of two animal fanatics, I have visited many remarkable zoos all over the country. I am especially fond of (and proud of) Zoo Knoxville, which I have watched transform over the past 40+ years since my first visit on a school field trip. We have had...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 7, 2019 | Catholicism, family, photoblogging, Vacations
Knoxville (my hometown) is four hours away from Cincinnati. I’ve always heard people saying what a great place Cincinnati is. But I never did more than drive through (and that not often) until Labor Day weekend two years ago. We had a particular reason for...