I stood in line for a few midnight shows over my 65 years of loving movies. A few of the Star Wars movies got me out on a Thursday night …
42 years – and counting
On Tuesday, my husband, Neville, and I celebrated the fact that 42 years ago, we got married. I am proud of our years as husband and wife and, the Good …
A little – very little – beach philosophy
“Life’s a wave. Catch it.”
I spent five days last week at Orange Beach, Ala. It was a surprise suggestion from my sweet husband, who felt my summer had not gone …
Feast for the goats
A party of 40 showed up for lunch and dinner at Cedar Bluff Aubrey’s restaurant on Middlebrook Pike every day for 10 days.
They actually came for breakfast, too, so it’s …
Shoulder to cry on
I often have trouble being a caring friend.
There. I’ve said it. I love my friends so much and get so much out of my relationships with them, but it is …
Summertime, and the living is academic
The earliest start date in the history of Knox County Schools – which was Aug. 5 for students – has ignited the annual back-to-school-too-early cry of many and brought bouts …
Figuring out life in a flash
When I was a little girl, I wanted to be Wonder Woman. A passionate comic book reader who preferred superheroes over Archie, I thought Wonder Woman was way cooler than …
Restless to go
The restlessness has descended. And, unfortunately, it’s early.
Many friends will tell you that I’m “always” restless, and I would probably be hard-put to argue the point. It’s not entirely true, …