Category Archives: Knoxville

The Thing With Feathers

Posted on March 23, 2023 by aamontgomery

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 | 3 Comments

Ode to Halloweens Past

Posted on October 31, 2022 by aamontgomery

Fond memories of Halloweens past, full of mysteries and love. Continue reading →

Posted in Autobiographical, Childhood, Courage, Family, Home, Ideas, Knoxville, Women | Tagged Barnard College, Beverly Sills, Halloween, Methodist, Morris L. West, South Knoxville, The University of Tennessee, UNICEF | Leave a comment

Lisa’s Garden and Her Island Home

Posted on September 25, 2022 by aamontgomery

Lisa Stanley’s neighbors in the Island Home area of Knoxville have dedicated the green space just inside their neighborhood’s entrance as “Lisa’s Garden” in celebration of her life. Continue reading →

Posted in Autobiographical, Backyard Nature, Beauty, Blooming, Courage, Family, Friends, Home, Knoxville, Love, Stage, The Arts, Wonder | Tagged An Arundel Tomb, Civil War, Col. Thomas Williams, Dr. Frank Faulkner, East Tennessee University, electric trolley cars, Frank Faulkner, Grace Parkhill, Hampden Sydney Academy, Island Home, Jakob Dylan, James White, Joni Morabito, Knoxville, Knoxville Opera, Laura Parkhill, Lisa's Garden, Mitzi Congleton, Moses White, Perez Dickinson, Philip Larkin, Silent Witness, South Knoxville, Stanley's Greenhouse, Tennessee, Tennessee School for the Deaf, Tennessee Stage Company, Tom Parkhill, Wayne and Carolyn Williams | Leave a comment

A Wildflower Running Free

Posted on June 27, 2022 by aamontgomery

A tribute to my dear sister, Lisa Allen Stanley, who passed away on Father’s Day, June 19, 2022, at the too-age of 63. Continue reading →

Posted in Autobiographical, Blooming, Childhood, Courage, Dance, Family, Freedom, Knoxville, Love, Tribute, Uncategorized, Women | Tagged Cades Cove, Church Street United Methodist Church, Island Home, Lay Packing Company, Lisa Stanley, Pat Summit, South High School, Stanley's Greenhouse, Tennessee Theatre, Tom Petty, UT College of Human Ecology, UT Medical Center, wildflowers, Woodlawn Cemetery, Ye Olde Steak House | Leave a comment

Remember Who You Are

Posted on April 30, 2022 by aamontgomery

Knowledge of our ancestors, the people who made our lives possible, guides us and helps us remember who we are. Continue reading →

Posted in Autobiographical, Childhood, Dementia, Family, Knoxville, Love | Tagged Carroll County, Darcus Montgomery, Darcus Nickaline Montgomery Allen, Dementia, love, Remember Who You Are, Roy Rotha Allen, The Ireland 2022 Census, The Ireland Census, The New York Times, Zolani Mahola | 6 Comments

The Sun Inside the Rain

Posted on January 31, 2022 by aamontgomery

Some men of character rise to the occasion when called upon to do so. Such was a man named Roddie Edmonds from Knoxville, Tennessee, who saved the lives of 200-300 American Jews in 1945. Continue reading →