We’ve got a house full of folks, actually two houses full. Ashley put us to work. Addair had his second home visit by the nurse he’s just perfect, affirmed by a medical professional.
family days
6how i came to write pop country
1If the rain holds back today, which it isn’t, I’m going to finish my paint job. And since no one should get into any exterior painting with a 70% percent chance of thunderstorms, I won’t. But just to say, I could finish it in a day if I could get a good one in. Instead [...] Continue Reading »
we heart our neighborhood
0Extra! Extra! Levon made the front page of the Knoxville News Sentinel! Glimpse his bravery and handsomeness here. And a congratulations to neighbor, Lauren Rider for receiving the Ronald E. Childress Award for Preservationists of the Year.
an abbreviated love story
2Levon is coming home tomorrow (hip hip hooray). Below is a summary of my acquired knowledge while he’s been away: 1. it is easier to keep the house clean without levon 2. i would like to build a teepee in our living room. 3. levon is much better at building things than me 4. there [...] Continue Reading »
the belly and “existing with uncertainty, relaxing into mystery”
2(by Levon who is listening to Jill Andrews “The Mirror”) I’m done painting for the day, and about to deliver the last four paintings to Red Line Gallery for Ashley’s exhibit which opens Saturday. In addition, she has five works in a group showing at the Lunchbox which opens tomorrow for First Friday. (The Lunchbox is [...] Continue Reading »
This is a test
4This is a test. It is only a test, I am blogging from my phone and contemplating a big idea. At the moment I’m picking up odd jobs and between my neighborhood’s Facebook page for Old North Knoxville and my church classifieds at All Souls Knoxville, I couldn’t be busier. Scraping old paint and landscaping. [...] Continue Reading »
carbon monoxide awareness
3Yesterday around noon I was walking home and from far away down the street I could see Ashley and my dog out in front of the house. They were standing still on the sidewalk. I assumed she was letting him out, but typically she wouldn’t feel like he needed an escort for his business. [...] Continue Reading »
anniversary, fountain city history, a police altercation, and a missing dog
6Yesterday was a remarkable day. To celebrate our anniversary we made a big breakfast of buckwheat pancakes and bacon while watching endless Parks and Recreation episodes on Netflix. The days agenda, and our anniversary gift to ourselves, was to construct a new couch; a simple, rugged, and perhaps even collapsible piece to survive a possible [...] Continue Reading »
i’d like to say a lot about nothing and a little (but a lot) about Ashley
6Tomorrow is kind of a big day for us, our seven year anniversary. We’ve been talking about what we’re going to do for a while and it’s looking like we’re going to build a couch. Ashley has some concepts, all of them minimalist, and she feels I am qualified to make the cuts and assemble [...] Continue Reading »