Parmer Park, 1995. Obviously I’m the one writing. I was born in ’91 and grew up in Nashville. I want to highlight the Nashville of my childhood, the old gems that I went to regularly and made me who I am. There’s a lot of new in Nashville, but I will never forget these places….
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5 Ways to Take Advantage of the Time Change
Last week, I wrote about 4 spots to get cozy post-time change. Now, we’re here. DST is over, and last night, we experienced our first longer evening. I found myself yawning before dinnertime, sleepily disoriented in the darkness of my apartment at 5 p.m. I’ve come up with suggestions to make the most of this…
4 Spots to Get Cozy When It’s Cold
High Garden It’s happening – the time change is this weekend. Our clocks will go back an hour, and although we do get that extra hour of sleep, the days will be shorter. I always feel a little gloomy when this switch happens. I long for the lengthy, warm days of summer and can feel…
48 Hours in D.C.
I love to travel domestically in the fall. The weather is perfect in so many parts of the country, and air travel is often cheaper and easier. I was lucky to find a cheap ticket to D.C. on Southwest last weekend and enjoyed a girl’s trip with lovely sunshine to keep us warm as we…
The Beauty of Impermanence
The current state of my balcony Each season, we seek and purchase the impermanent: tulips in spring, hydrangeas in summer, mums in fall, pansies in winter. We relish blooming trees, falling leaves, pumpkins on porches, holly draping windows. We know these things will vanish, that we will have to toss them aside. But we want them…
5 Ways to Hang with Friends on Week Nights
As a full-time teacher, I am exhausted by the end of the school day. Often, I just want to curl up in my pajamas right away and enter a TV coma until I fall asleep. But usually, I feel better if I do something first. I walk every day after school if the weather is nice,…