(Sorry, I love Johnny Horton songs.) 8:40am 4/10/2012 86078mi Spring is upon us and we have decided to travel up to Rhode Island for a week or so … Continue reading
Richard Norman
As we traveled from Pennsylvania to Rhode Island last Wednesday, we found ourselves with a bit of time to kill so we did some sight-seeing. The sign here is located in a popular travel destination and might be a sort of … Continue reading
Starting off April right, Mary and I took a nice little sail down the lake for several miles then back up to Tanasi for lunch. It was kind of a shakedown cruise for 2012 and things went remarkably well – … Continue reading
Sweetwater, Tennessee boasts a few thousand residents, a sock outlet, and (for the last three years) a Dancing With the Stars type competition that is every bit as fierce as the TV version. … Continue reading
Once upon a time, in the early 1970’s I decided to build a sailboat “Someday”. … Continue reading
The past few days have produced a remarkable transformation in East Tennessee. The winter was so mild here that have been seeing signs of a very early Spring as the grass started growing and the leaves began to swell and … Continue reading
We have been searching for Mary’s perfect great room furniture ever since we moved into our round house in 2009. … Continue reading
I jam at Bradbury Community Center on Tuesdays but one Saturday a month is stage show night. Various bands or loose accumulations of players perform for 1/2 hour each. We get everything from professional sounding groups to folks just having … Continue reading
OK, Knoxville isn’t exactly a “Big” city but compared to Loudon, it is enormous. The annual Dogwood Festival Home Show took place at the Knoxville Convention Center and provided us with a reasonable excuse to venture into Knoxville for the … Continue reading
We headed out to the yacht club for a short afternoon sail but found VERY gusty winds 15-25kts. Too high for our small boat and our lack of practice. We ended up working a bit on the galley cabinet pattern. … Continue reading