Tag Archives: history
We Said We Would Never Forget
I knew what my social media memories would be filled with before I looked this morning. The following is one of the things I shared years ago. With added thoughts afterward. good morning all Sept. 11, 2001 A day with … Continue reading
October Thirty-first; Does It Matter?
Happy Halloween Which is funny to say considering that I probably should say,Happy Halloween weekend. Around here the event has been celebrated for days. Trunk or treat events have been going on all around, fall festivals, various other ways of … Continue reading
October Twentieth; Do I Believe in Spirits?
Once upon a time…. There was a small mill village just down the way. The houses were built around a small pond and up the hillside. Two main roads passed by with several smaller access roads went through the village. … Continue reading
October Ninth; Fear the Fear
I’m watching the sun playing peek-a-boo in and out of the clouds while the trees sway in some slow dance with the winds. Once all the clouds have cleared the rest of the day is supposed to be nice. At … Continue reading
Day 240; Footnotes of Photographic Evidence of Cades Cove, TN
August Twenty-eighth; Don’t Feed The Bears
What bears? We arrived at out camp out on Sunday. Monday morning we went out for breakfast and then headed for Cades Cove. http://www.visitcadescove.com/ Even though we had been to this place before, it had been at least six years … Continue reading
February Third; Considering Sharing Warmth
I wonder why February 14th, a month in the middle of winter here, was chosen to be the day of recognizing love, a warm emotion? Ask and ye shall receive: https://www.almanac.com/content/when-valentines-day-quotes-history While I did know part of that, portions were … Continue reading
To Ban, or not to Ban, That is the Question.
What a way to start the day. This morning as I was waiting for time to leave for church I saw a post someone had made on social media. They were very unhappy. They had shared a photo of a … Continue reading
November Twenty-second; For What Story am I Thankful?
Once upon a time, many years ago a baby girl was born. She wasn’t a princess of great beauty or a fairy with wings and magical powers. She was a human child with parents who loved her. Nothing seemed out … Continue reading
Words from The Dirt Road 