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Category Archives: Fabulous
The Thing With Feathers
Celebrating my sister Lisa Stanley’s life and birthday on March 23, 2023. Continue reading
Posted in Autobiographical, Blooming, Courage, Fabulous, Family, Happiness, Knoxville, Love, Wonder
Tagged Emily Dickinson, Hope is the thing with feathers, Island Home, Jim Moran, John Fogerty, Joni Morabito, Knoxville, Lisa Stanley, Lisa's Garden, Mitzi Congleton, Nanci Griffith, Oskar Schindler, Schindler's List, South Knoxville, Stanley's Greenhouse, Stephen Spielberg, The University of Tennessee, Tom Petty, Townes Van Zandt, Wayne Williams, Woodlawn Cemetery
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Stop. You Look Fabulous!
A few ideas of how we can nurture the joy within us during a global pandemic and a time of division and fear. Continue reading
Posted in Backyard Nature, Beauty, Blooming, Books, Fabulous, Happiness, Home, Joy (Joie de General), Knoxville, Op/Ed Thoughts, Uncategorized, Wonder
Tagged Antidote: Happiness for People who Can't Stand Positive Thinking, Aura Cacia chamomile, Aura Cacia Geranium, Avene Thermal Spring Water, Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals, Frank Cabot, Hanalei Lip Treament, Help! How to Become Slightly Happier and Get a Bit More Done, Johnny Clegg, moonflower, Natalia Lafourcade, Necessaire The Body Serum, night blooming cereus, Oliver Burkeman, Pure Magic Carwash, The Garden Conservancy, The Gardener, The Mavericks, Union Avenue Books
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Do Justice to the Ones You Love
A few weeks ago, my husband Kurt and I watched “Kedi”, a thoroughly delightful movie about the historic street cats of Istanbul, Turkey. These cats have no defined owners, they are not picked out at animal shelters or pet stores. … Continue reading
Posted in Autobiographical, Courage, Creativity, Fabulous, Happiness, Ideas, Love, Op/Ed Thoughts, Screen
Tagged Best-kept secrets in Knoxville, Downtown West, Kedi, Kedi the movie, Knoxville, the cats of Istanbul
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Best of Knoxville’s Independence Day Street Style
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
Posted in Fabulous, Freedom, Friends, Joie de Girls, Joy (Joie de General), Knoxville, Style
Tagged Emporium Building, Fizz, Fourth of July style, Gwendolyn Kerney, human art, Independence Day style, Jim Parris, Knoxville, Kurt Weiss, Marion Greenwood, Market Square, street style, Tennessee, The History of Tennessee, UT Downtown Gallery
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