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Seeing new possibilities in everyday things

Best of Knoxville’s Independence Day Street Style

Posted on July 5, 2014 by aamontgomery

  Seeing, being seen, walking the dog, eating on Market Square while the kids screw up their courage to run through the water play fountain, serendipitous art, it’s all happening in downtown Knoxville. This Fourth of July holiday my photographer … Continue reading →

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Stage Left With America’s Finest Character Actress, Dale Dickey

Posted on July 2, 2014 by aamontgomery

“If I got my teeth whitened, I’d probably never get another job,” Dale Dickey laughed when I met her in our shared hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee, in 2010. That year brought the level of acclaim so richly deserved by Dale, one … Continue reading →

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Anna Mo

Posted on June 10, 2014 by aamontgomery

[An oldie-but-goodie repost of our June 2013 excellent visit to West Tennessee!] On our recent adventure to Memphis to photograph an incredible wedding celebration, my husband Kurt and I had a few moments to take in the flora and fauna … Continue reading →

Posted in Autobiographical, Food, Joy (Joie de General), Photography, Screen, The Arts, The Loo, Travel | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

My Former Co-worker, the Pedophile

Posted on May 29, 2014 by aamontgomery

When I watch documentaries about the worst evils done during the Holocaust of World War II, or read books about the host of horrors mankind has wrought upon its fellow human beings, I occasionally wonder what it would have been … Continue reading →

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Wanting More

Posted on April 23, 2014 by aamontgomery

Exquisite joy has come my way from two directions in the last 24 hours, and both of these treasures came from the printed word–from magazines to be exact. As long as I can remember, reading has been my salvation; beauty … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Happiness, Ideas, Intuition, Joy (Joie de General), Photography, Screen | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Work is a Kind of Love

Posted on April 14, 2014 by aamontgomery

~ wrote Marilyn Monroe in her recently discovered journal While watching the HBO documentary “Love, Marilyn”, my husband Kurt and I were surprised to hear the depth of the intelligence and insight found in Marilyn Monroe’s private thoughts as she … Continue reading →

Posted in Autobiographical, Joy (Joie de General), Love, Op/Ed Thoughts, Screen, Tribute, Work | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

One Determined Bird’s Happy Dance

Posted on April 12, 2014 by aamontgomery

Our frontyard Foster holly tree is home to mockingbirds, and our backyard has a very determined bachelor bird who thinks he has found a mate in our mirrored gazing ball. I have seen documentaries featuring male birds who do very … Continue reading →

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Add a Y to Your Fox

Posted on March 31, 2014 by aamontgomery

My husband Kurt and I were just finishing up a Scrabble game this weekend, and he had one letter left, a “y” which can be quite difficult to place late in game. He was about to throw in the towel and … Continue reading →

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Creating the Future, Saving Our World?

Posted on February 28, 2014 by aamontgomery

Tennessee drivers: did you know you can do something as simple as putting a colorful, creative, and unique license plate on your car to support the arts across the entire state? Yes, for a mere $35 you can support the … Continue reading →

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Anna-rated Shorts

Posted on February 16, 2014 by aamontgomery

Run, don’t walk to your local art house theater and watch an Oscar-season first for movie lovers in the hinterlands: a one-seating compilation of all the animated shorts nominated for this year’s Academy Awards! This may be the manner in … Continue reading →

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