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 | Sep 11, 2016 | Deep Thoughts, FIRE, Uncategorized
Everyone who’s old enough to remember has a 9/11 story. Mine is probably fairly typical of those of us with no personal connection to the events, and I’ve never written about it because it feels too much like trying to hop on the tragedy train in order to...
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 15, 2015 | linkups, My Sunday Photo, photoblogging
I took this photo looking down the hill from my front porch. We live about halfway up the hill. The original plan for our neighborhood was that the houses would get bigger and bigger going progressing up the hill so there would be ginormous houses at the top where...