I have started and discarded today’s column approximately six times. Not to bore you with “how the sausage is made,” but let’s just say that is not my usual pace …
Halloween 2020: Not sure what can scare us now
Halloween is Saturday, and heaven only knows what it will look like in 2020.
I mean, it has kind of been Halloween since March, hasn’t it? The elements have all been …
Understanding a Girls’ Trip
I am in my last day of a Girls’ Trip to the beach. Today is the “travel home” day, so my two girlfriends and I will check out of our …
Battling sentiment to declutter home
As is often the case, the whole thing started with one of my grandsons. King, who is 5 years old and lives in Franklin, was coming to visit Gigi and …
Billy Dean coming to Townsend
The Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center will host a special acoustic concert by Grammy Award-winning artist Billy Dean on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, as part of its “Townsend Christmas in …
Back in the gym … sort of
Perhaps it does not bode well for the success of my new exercise routine that I finally picked my fitness center based on which one had the most parking spaces …
Firefighting Fraziers juggle work and triplets
Heroes at work. Heroes at home. Both work.
Erica and David Frazier have their hands and arms full – literally. In May 2019, three little girls joined their family – triplets …
Peninsula’s art show goes virtual; 2,000 pieces, more time
Artsclamation!, the annual fine art sale that supports behavioral health care services at Peninsula, is going virtual. This fundraiser increases awareness of mental health issues in East Tennessee. Since 2002, …