by Leslie Sholly | Apr 24, 2017 | Gardening, Uncategorized
Mima–my maternal grandmother–loved working in her yard. In my mind’s eye I see her kneeling in front of her porch, setting out marigolds and impatiens in the rich black dirt she’d bought at Kmart. Later she’d move to the bed by the...
by Leslie Sholly | Jun 14, 2015 | Gardening, Knoxville, Walking in Knoxville
Okay, y’all, I know it isn’t Spring anymore. And I’ve been terrible about showing you new places to walk in Knoxville lately, for one thing because I haven’t been doing as much walking this year, and for another, I’m behind in my...
by Leslie Sholly | Apr 10, 2015 | photoblogging
For the past several years, starting on the first day of Spring I’ve posted a quotation about the season as my Facebook status. I love Spring so much that I needed to celebrate! My friends seemed to approve, which encouraged me because who doesn’t like...
by Leslie Sholly | Mar 22, 2015 | linkups, My Sunday Photo, photoblogging
This week was Spring Break, and on Tuesday Lorelei and I went on an adventure with some friends, visiting Seven Islands Birding Park for the first time (but I am sure not the last). It was a beautiful almost-Spring day, perfect for taking pictures. We saw a...
by Leslie Sholly | May 15, 2014 | Knoxville, Walking in Knoxville
Let me start by saying that I love love love the smell of honeysuckle. That’s probably not an earth-shattering revelation because who doesn’t? But when I had to answer all those email questionnaires that want to know what’s on your mouse pad and...