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Seeing new possibilities in everyday things

Support Independent Thinking

Posted on August 23, 2013 by aamontgomery

Union Avenue Books in Downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, goes one step further than asking us to support independent bookstores. In addition to offering the best array of books I have ever seen in one small place, Union Avenue suggests we support … Continue reading →

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Best-kept Secrets of Knoxville

Posted on July 24, 2013 by aamontgomery

You may have lived in Knoxville all your life or just arrived, but there are few things you need to know about this small-town city to enlarge your life, have more fun (two ways), pay less for amazing finds, eat … Continue reading →

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They Are Your Home

Posted on July 23, 2013 by aamontgomery

My husband and I were watching the fabulous TV show Longmire that is produced by, and appears on, the Arts & Entertainment Channel (A&E). Suffice it to say the show is about a throw-back man, a sheriff in Wyoming, who … Continue reading →

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Work is a Kind of Love

Posted on July 13, 2013 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 →

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Healthy, Delicious, Easy, and Best-Ever Gluten-free Scones

Posted on June 24, 2013 by aamontgomery

Ok, I swear I am not usually Becky Home Ec-y and do not usually traffic much in recipe sharing, But I have celiac disease and cannot eat gluten (wheat flour, rye, spelt, barley, and so on). Many people I know … Continue reading →

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Anna Mo

Posted on June 15, 2013 by aamontgomery

On our recent adventure to Memphis to photograph an incredible wedding celebration, we had a few moments to take in the flora and fauna of Memphis. And by that I mean, the art house movie theater and the food, which … Continue reading →

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The Inspiring Memphibians

Posted on June 7, 2013 by aamontgomery
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Breaking the Code

Posted on May 18, 2013 by aamontgomery

The other night I was watching a particularly ingenious, forgive the phrase, network television program, (yes, unlike some of my friends, I do watch television from time to time, i.e., most nights) that will remain nameless (Elementary) and I began gathering epiphanies in … Continue reading →

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Up to Good

Posted on April 28, 2013 by aamontgomery

When I was growing up, Mama used to say so-and-so was up to no good. Illustrating that description from my childhood was an infamous family whose last name has been lost in the haze of my faulty memory. They were … Continue reading →

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The Threat of a Woman

Posted on April 18, 2013 by aamontgomery

“It is rare to see, in a little boy, the promise of a man, but in a little girl one can almost always see the threat of a woman.” ~ Alexandre Dumas (1802-70) When my photographer husband Kurt and I … Continue reading →

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