Just south of Chattanooga in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, lies Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. It’s not only the nation’s first and largest military park, but also the model for others that followed. (Including Shiloh, Gettysburg, and Vicksburg.) BRIEF HISTORY Chattanooga was considered the “Gateway to the Deep South” during theContinue Reading

I love Cheekwood. I think it’s one of Nashville’s gems. If I was a ghost it’s the kind of place I’d like to haunt. I once asked one of the volunteers if she’d heard of any ghost stories there. She nodded and smiled and said, “Of course. Doesn’t every old estateContinue Reading

Ah, Halloween is over, but the memories linger on. Here are six of my favorite pumpkin pictures from this year: 1. WHERE PUMPKIN PIE COMES FROM My friend James McAvoy first shared this one with me on Facebook. I’m not sure if his friend shared it with him, or if hisContinue Reading

When my friend Kim was here a couple of weeks ago for the surprise birthday party my husband threw me, I took her to Centennial Park to show her the Parthenon. It’s really quite a spectacular sight and one I recommend anyone visiting Nashville to check out. There’s a museumContinue Reading

I was driving to tennis the other day when I spotted these Pumpkinbales on the side of the road. Of course I had to stop and get a pic. (If you read this, Coach Beth, I saw them on the way to clinic but I actually stopped to take photosContinue Reading

Do you ever see things that make you think of people you know? Me too! Like last week’s Mothman conception pics, I’m once again attempting to participate in Wordless Wednesday. Sort of. I once again find the need to use a few words to explain myself. But I’m also attemptingContinue Reading

Yeah, um…I can’t refrain from using my words. I’ll keep it brief though and post the following pic I took when we lived in Jacksonville, Florida –along with this one question: Is this how Mothmans are made?Continue Reading