What to do with 5 hours in Crossville, TN !?…

For the past few weeks, we had been discussing plans for the upcoming MLK weekend, stay at home, overnight or day trip?! At some point an afternoon trip to Crossville entered the conversation (it might have been John, it definitely wasn’t…

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Munich, December 17-19, 2011

Munich was not in our original plan.  It was always about the Christmas markets in Austria-Innsbruck, Salzburg and Vienna.  Then, in mid-August we had dinner with some friends and one of those friends is German.  “Munich” she insisted,  “the best Christmas markets…

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One step at a time…

Last November, on my initial physical therapy visit for the second flare up of my piriformis muscle, my physical therapist told me, “there is a reason why most elite women runners have bodies that look like men, a man’s body is…

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Christmas Vacation 2011, the Travelers…

Several times since the New Year, I have been asked what my husband gave me for Christmas.  The short answer is Europe, Munich, Salzburg and Vienna. The long answer involves six days, six travelers, six suitcases, six carryons, six…

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Our City Has a Christmas Hangover…

We claim downtown Knoxville as our own, our neighborhood within 2 miles.  Although we have looked at downtown condos and talked extensively about the possibilities, we haven’t taken the plunge…yet.  Meantime, we continue to enjoy the short…

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