Nashville Stories


Visiting with family

Since arriving Thursday afternoon we have been staying with Liz's sister Linda, her husband Bob, two of their daughters Robin & Debbie, plus Liz's sister Barbara. We have very much enjoyed spending time with them, visiting, catching up, looking at pictures, playing games, and all the fun things family members do and share when they get together. ...


The amazing Oaklands Historic House Museum

We awoke to a partly cloudy but warm day. When we had walked through Murfreesboro, TN last year we had missed the historic downtown area so decided to check it out. The Rutherford County Courthouse, located in Murfreesboro, TN, is one of only six in TN that date from before the Civil War. Murfreesboro, TN is the geographic center of Tennessee an...


Getting ready for Malawi

On August 17, Sue and I expect to depart for a three-month experience of living in Malawi. We are scheduled to arrive in the capital city, Lilongwe, on Sunday, August 19 and travel to the city of Blantyre which will be our home until mid-November. We will rent a house and begin absorbing the culture of the "Warm Heart of Africa." Some of our goals fo...


Getting ready

I'm still in my pj's about to get everything together for my trip to France this week. I am going with a group called the Experiment in International Living. The first few days, we will stay in Paris. Then we will travel to Les Gorges du Tarn for two weeks. During those two weeks, the group will go to French classes and visit places. Next, I'll go t...