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travel

Exploring Historic Rugby, TN

May 10, 2010

A quaint town, rich with history As I wrote a few weeks ago Ryan and I decided to make this our year of exploration. We’ve both lived in East Tennessee for at least 4 years, but have not taken advantage of the beautiful countryside that surrounds us. So I asked local blog and Twitter friends [...]

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The Year In Review

March 18, 2010

I must break from The Tinny Chronicles, since we managed to get a break from ‘The Tinny’ for a weekend. Last weekend was the (actual) first anniversary of the day Ryan and I married. I clarify “actual” because we went to the courthouse in Knoxville, TN on Friday, March 13th (yep, Friday the 13th), 2009, [...]

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Where’s Your Weekend Getaway?

March 10, 2010

As this longest winter shows its first signs of giving way to spring, we are once again considering fun places to explore on weekends. Since neither of us is from Knoxville, we still have a lot to learn about great places to visit, within a few hours drive. So I thought I’d turn to the [...]

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Sittin’ On The Dock Of The Bay

September 15, 2009

I worked from Daphne, AL last week, on the Eastern Shore of my hometown, Mobile, AL. One of the great things about working from a home office is the ability to call anywhere with an internet connection “home,” especially thanks to Skype. Last weekend my mother turned 60. She’s no typical 60 year old though, [...]

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Familiarity Breeds… Comfort?

August 21, 2009

The yard hasn’t been mowed since August 6th, and it has apparently not stopped raining since then, at least since we returned on the 17th. We seem to be caught in a weather pattern suffering from schizophrenia – thunderstorm and rain for 30 minutes, sunshine out of nowhere for 30 minutes, rinse, repeat. So far [...]

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Alaska – The Last Frontier: Our Final Days

August 18, 2009

The final two days in Alaska were spent at Gayle’s cabin on Horseshoe Lake. I had some initial concerns at the prospect of using an outdoor, unheated shower, when highs were only expected to reach 60 or so, and no sunshine was forecast. Turns out that concern was misplaced – we just didn’t shower! Unlike [...]

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Alaska: Day 8 – Denali and Horseshoe Lake

August 14, 2009

Day 8 we woke up, packed up and headed north, my first time north of Anchorage. We drove to Talkeetna, Alaska, a quaint little town, which offers flightseers trips around Denali (Mt. McKinley). Some offer glacier landings, where you can fly up, get out and walk around the mountains. For those who don’t know it [...]

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Alaska: Day 7

August 13, 2009

(Side note: I’m getting lots of private messages from folks who have interesting and related Alaska stories of their own, or just funny comments. Please feel free to share your story or comment here on the blog, because I know others would enjoy the information I’m getting from you guys!) Day 7 began with another [...]

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Alaska: Day 6

August 13, 2009

Much to my relief day 6 brought some rest and recovery. After an easy morning Gayle and I headed into town to visit another farmer’s market for some fresh veggies. Then we drove over to the federally funded Alaska native hospital, where they have a magnificent gift shop, full of handmade native Indian crafts. We [...]

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Alaska: Day 5

August 11, 2009

We awoke on Day 5 in Girdwood, at the base of Mt. Alyeska, a ski resort town. Alyeska is an old Aleut spelling for Alaska. Girdwood runs along the Seward Highway, and was forced to move inland after an earthquake in 1964 left the town below the high tide levels of the Cook Inlet. Gayle [...]

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