Road Swill
Back in Columbus as visitors, we find ourselves eating out every meal. As much as I love to sit and relax while someone else brings me delicious things to eat, I don’t love what it does to my...
View ArticleDinner on the Bluff
My sister-in-law, Megan, is staying with us only briefly–she has been traveling for the past three weeks between work and delivering my nephew to college, so we feel especially honored that she has...
View ArticleDinner in Maggie Valley
After taking our hike in the Balsam Mountains, we are starving. Since we did not plan any meals prior to leaving (one of the advantages of not backpacking–we have the flexibility to drive somewhere to...
View ArticleWhen It Rains, It Pours
After taking the Cherohala Scenic Skyway from Robbinsville, NC towards Chattanooga, we arrive in Tellico Plains just in time for lunch. As we enter the town, we spot the Tellicafe and decide to give...
View ArticleFitting in Friends
On the second day in Columbus, I start off my day by working out with my old workout partners. By old, I mean “former,” because I am not far enough behind them in age to call them old. This means...
View ArticleThe Deserted Office, Desserts, and Death
Today is Wednesday. No workout this morning. No face-to-face meetings scheduled. But my calendar is full of conference calls. When Pat drops me off at the office, I go upstairs to discover an empty...
View ArticleChocolate Chunks
It’s our final evening on this trip to Columbus, we will have dinner with friends we met when we were neighbors int he Walhalla Ravine. They are picking us up tonight, in the alley behind the house...
View ArticleWandering and Belonging
Sunday morning, we take our time leaving Columbus. We have all day to get home and nothing on our calendar. We decide to stop at the Wildflower Cafe for breakfast before heading out of town. We’re...
View ArticleMine Sweeping
We attempt to go for a walk this morning. But it’s getting late by the time we leave so we are forced to do the short loop through the park. We realize that someone new must have moved into the...
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