I was skeptical of this East Nashville “boutique hotel” Vicki had booked. But I kept my mouth shut.
In 1907, one of Kingsport’s founders, J. Fred Johnson, began buying up land on Bays Mountain to create a lake to be used as a water source for fledgling Kingsport. It evolved into one of the largest city parks in the nation.
But I always preferred the “old road.”
“Well, did Junior call the doctor?” Dexal Greer asked, using my father’s nickname. “No,” Mom said. “He called the vet.”
Was Wanda Sue Miller named after Wanda Jane Wallen? And did the insurance man suggest the “Sue” in order to make the child’s initials the same as his company’s motto?
I learned last year that my grandparents and Rose Brooks’ grandparents were long ago neighbors and best friends.
My New Year’s memories run the gamut from club-hopping and dinners at Skoby’s to staying in with a few friends over for “traditional” foods.
Please remember all those who are grieving as it can be especially hard this time of year. For me, I’ve found cherished memories of good times from Christmases past can lighten that heavy place in my heart.
Cheerwine punch, made from scratch, apparently is a generations-old holiday tradition across the Carolinas and elsewhere. Now you can buy it premixed and ready to pour — if you don’t mind a drive or paying postage.
I’ve been looking forward to my 40th high school reunion — in two years. But after a recent dinner with relatively few of my Dobyns-Bennett Class of 1981 classmates, I hope we keep getting together regularly until then.
Christmas music, I realized recently, is the most integral part of the season for me. The music, not Santa, not a Christmas tree, not even food stands out larger in my childhood memories.
One of my better memories of last Christmas was a spur of the moment trip with a friend to see the Lighting of the Tunnel. Your chance to enjoy it at a more leisurely pace is coming next week.
The open houses are free and there will be music and light refreshments at each location.
They’re simple to make and you only use one pan. And they make great gifts this time of year.
Honisoitquimalypense. I’m writing this on my 57th birthday and I’ve heard that since I was a very young boy. Probably before I knew one lick of spelling. When I say I heard it, it sounded like “honee-swah-kee-molly-pins.”
