Tag Archives: vacation
Just a Little Adventure (Part Two)
When my son told me we were once again going to Pigeon Forge, I hoped to check off a few items on that proverbial bucket list. But, would I actually go through with those plans? When we got up on … Continue reading
I’ve been away
My son took me on an adventure, and what an adventure it was. One thing that I do not do, is announce when I am not going to be home for an extended period. For short excursions the dogs are … Continue reading
The Ride Home From Our Adventure on April Eighteenth
I was the first one awake and moving. To be able to sit in a house quiet but for the rain falling outside was peaceful and the perfect way to start the day. I was finishing my second cup of … Continue reading
Looking Back To The Beginning
It all began a while back, my son had gone to the dirt race in Bristol, Tennessee. I made an offhand comment about enjoying dirt racing. Yeah, the die was cast. While what I meant was the local track, more … Continue reading
Day 108; Footnotes Photos Another Adventure
Spent the weekend crossing back and forth between Tennessee, Virginia and North Carolina simply to enjoy the dirt race at Bristol.
Day 308; Footnotes of No Longer The Sound of Silence or How Many Peppers Picked
My time of temporary solitude, has come to an end. My son left last Friday for the races in Martinsville, VA. After the weekend there he was off and running to the coast of North Carolina and a few days … Continue reading
September Twelfth; Happy in the Uneventful, Content in the Mundane
Uneventful. A week ago, we were waking, preparing for a big day of races. A day later, we were up and shaking the weariness from our mind and body. My son and I had to leave and head back for … Continue reading
September Sixth Footnotes; Looking back to last Friday and the Beginning of an Interesting Weekend
Vroom Baby My son had asked me a few weeks back if I wanted to go to Darlington, South Carolina with him to see the races that were going on over Labor Day Weekend. I had told him yes because, … Continue reading
August Thirty-first; Month In Retrospect
Good-bye August. How in the world, has this year sped by us so quickly? How, can today be the last day of August? The child in me doesn’t want to say good-bye to August and to summer. I love the … Continue reading
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
Words from The Dirt Road 