Young-Williams Animal Center in Knoxville held an art auction to benefit the shelter animals. The auction began several weeks ago on ebay, with final bids playing out at this evening’s reception. Daddy had two paintings…
View PostToday is Daddy’s birthday, the last in the annual Smith family birthday celebrations. We went to Kalamata Cafe for a nice Greek sandwich and discovered that the restaurant is leaning more toward Japanese cuisine….and the…
View PostDaniel, John’s son, has recently been playing bass guitar with the local band, Ga-Na-Si-Ta. The band name, I am told, is a Cherokee term for dogwood. The band, with roots in native, jam, funk and…
View PostEach spring we talk about taking rowing lessons. With the Tennessee River in our backyard, the Knoxville area (including Oak Ridge, Maryville and Louisville) hosts a number of rowing clubs and rowing events. This weekend…
View PostWe slipped into the late matinee this afternoon to see “Into the Wild”. “Into the Wild” is the story of Christopher McCandless, who walked away from his family and privileged life in the early 1990’s…
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