Every year, several village clubs make handmade toys for the Loudon County “Toys for Tots” program. This year, Mary’s club the Knifty Knitters participated with a number of individually knit items including some blankets made to fit doll cribs made … Continue reading
Every first and 3rd Wednesday, a group of us would be bluegrass musicians get together at the Village Recreation center for a little jamming. This particular night I was playing guitar, usually I’ll plunking away on my banjo. We have … Continue reading
As we get these warmish fall days, Mary and I like to get out and drink in the beautiful scenery. Here, Mary is looking from the top of Tellico Dam into the Little Tennessee River. About a quarter mile further … Continue reading
We have been searching for the beautiful fall colors all over for the last several weeks. First in Todd while attending the reunion – just a few spots of color. The “Cruisin’” post details our trip up river on the … Continue reading
Hwy 321 bridge We decided to stick closer to home this year as our 16 weeks on the road last year was really taxing and we had little time to enjoy East Tennessee. After all, we did move here to … Continue reading
Thursday morning the storm had passed and the winds abated, an absolutely beautiful day arrived in East Tennessee. Wednesday’s storms had, thankfully, passed overhead leaving lots of rain, wind, a bit of hail and shredded leaves but not much damage … Continue reading
Significant snow is somewhat uncommon in our part of East Tennessee. We are in the Little Tennessee River Valley at about 800 feet of elevation with a large lake to moderate the temperature. A bit of sleet and a dusting … Continue reading
Last year (2009) we practically froze in out first outing with our decorated boat – 25 degrees and high winds put wind chills in the teens as we plodded outr course.br /br /This year, I was overly cautious as decorating … Continue reading
