There are those people in our lives that we come across and for whatever reason, there is an immediate and lasting connection. I grew up with an “Uncle Mac” (previously mentioned in my Flat Stanley series). Our families went to church together, took summer vacations camping together and he bowled in the same league as my dad … for us,… Read More
Social is the New Normal & I Am On-Board
With the move recently, I have ended up talking to a lot of new people. In the course of conversation, social media comes up pretty often and I am blown away by the number of people who seem surprised to meet someone who is on Twitter or blogs personally, or as a component of work. And I recently met someone… Read More
Nameless Wednesday aka Name that Chicken!
Two weeks ago, when I dropped by the Nashville Farmers Market and bought a big old metal chicken, I had no idea that I was joining a cultural phenomenon. See I hadn’t read the Bloggess’ series of posts on her metal chicken. But as soon as I had shared a photo of my new quirky bit of art, people started… Read More
Colt Ford on Farmers: “Ya’ll Do a Great Job”
Recently, I had the chance to go to see Colt Ford and Jason Aldean in concert. One of my closest cousins — Lisa (@LisaSmoot) lives & works in the music business in Nashville so she was able to get us back stage for meet & greets with the artists. The concert was at the Snowden Grove Amphitheater so I decided… Read More
Riding an Old School Mechanical Horse — Wordful Wednesday
My great nephew Jake rarely gets to the place where he’s at a loss for words. While visiting for a final summer vacation, we had a chance to spend an afternoon at Uncle Chuck’s. That meant two awesome things for Jake, awesomeness that can’t be confined to one post! Check out our boy when he gets to ride one of… Read More
Planking Fun for Wordless Wednesday
Its been a couple of months since planking started showing up on my Facebook timeline and a few friends have really done it well. When I saw a farming friend post this photo of her & colleagues planking in a romaine field, I knew I had to post a few photos from friends publicly. So here you are…. some of… Read More
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