My patio crops did not fair well in my 8 day absence. The temperature in Knoxville soared to 95* and we had little rain. While our travel is usually scheduled for late August and the…

After 23 hours of travel, we are home from Peru. I have been mostly awake for the last 36 hours with a few small snatches of sleep and consider myself functional but very dull. As…

The time of year has arrived when every run is timed and logged, but the time of every run is irrelevant. Summer has descended on east Tennessee, or at least the warm, humid weather that…

Friday was graduation day for John’s younger son, Lee. It was a very proud day for John and also just a bit sad, the last 18 years went a little too fast for him. The…

Celebration season is underway in our household. It kicked off with Mother’s Day and quickly morphed into Mother’s birthday. My birthday is only 12 days away , followed by Leslie’s birthday five days later. Then,…