by Leslie Sholly | Apr 11, 2017 | Graveyards, Knoxville, Uncategorized
Pleasant Forest Cemetery is a hard one to miss. Â It’s enormous, for one thing, and it’s on a well-traveled road. I’ve driven by it many times and it’s been on my list to visit for awhile. Â Occasionally my graveyard trips are serendipitous and...
by Leslie Sholly | Feb 3, 2017 | Catholicism, Deep Thoughts, Knoxville, Life Issues, Politics, Uncategorized
Lorelei and I had the opportunity this week to join in a local march in support of refugees and immigrants. Â This peaceful and patriotic event began in Market Square–Knoxville’s downtown gathering spot–with a silent vigil. Â Then all of...
by Leslie Sholly | Jan 22, 2017 | Deep Thoughts, Knoxville, Life Issues, Politics
Protesting is as American as the Boston Tea Party. Â The First Amendment to our Constitution includes the rights to speak freely, to assemble, and to petition our government for redress of grievances. Â That sounds like a pretty good description of a protest march like...
by Leslie Sholly | Jan 17, 2017 | review, shopping, sponsored, Uncategorized, Walking in Knoxville
Oh, y’all, I feel so bad about this. Â I received this product in exchange for my honest review, and somehow I did not get around to writing the review in a timely manner. Â Now it appears that the company may have suspended operations. And I hate that, because...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 8, 2016 | Knoxville, photoblogging, Politics, Uncategorized
All I want to do right now is read the internet obsessively and get ready to watch election coverage. Â But it’s NaBloPoMo, and I have to post something. Â So I’ll do a quick Election Day photo essay! Even though there was no school today, I got up...