Blogs from Tennessee, United States, North America - page 109

The Mississippi Delta was shining Like a National guitar, I am following the river Down the highway Through the cradle of the civil war, I'm going to Graceland Graceland In Memphis Tennessee I'm going to Graceland! Axel was sent to Memphis, Tennessee to assist with a lateral promotions board for two weeks. In the middle, Laurie flew in on her way back from Maryland to check out Graceland and enjoy a few special treats. We began the day with an elaborate tour of Graceland: the Elvis Presley Mansion, Airplane, Car Museum, etc… It was very interesting to walk through the house that Elvis lived and partied in decades ago. Graceland was originally owned by S. E. Toof, publisher of the Memphis newspaper, the Memphis Daily Appeal. The grounds were named after Toof's daughter, Grace, who would ... read more

Walking in Memphis…… Yep, we were walking in Memphis and finding it easy to get around! The main area of interest was only a half hour walk away so that was real handy. Left Memphis a few days ago (we are in Houston at the moment) and loved it. It was such an awesome place, friendly and relaxed, great nightlife as well. Neither of us were massive Elvis fans either but the first leaflet we picked up was the Graceland one! Boring stuff first…hotel was great (and cheap), clean big room, free breakfast, greyhound trip was ok….as ok as they can be I guess! A bus journey anywhere isn’t exciting, just sweaty and uncomfortable! Anyway everyone knows that Memphis is the home of Rock n Roll so I wont bore you with the history blah blah ... read more

Hi everybody. Back in a motelroom in Tennesee... eh... Cookeville. We have the best secured motel in the whole state of Tennessee. There is a group of police officers that are doing a bicycle tour for there killed collegues. The are going from los angeles LA to Washington DC. I am trying to talk deb into joining them and ride with them... they have a tandem so... Anyways, i am pretty sure there will not be anyone around this place that has something bad in mind. So for tonight i am sure we are save here. We crossed the blue ridge mountains today and we are now in Tornado alley... yeah... trust me we are checking out the weather channel a lot. So far we haven´t had any rain yet, but i am sure we will ... read more

One of the most stressful, yet exciting things to do in one's life is to buy a house. After 5+ years of moving and turmoil and adventures, Daren and I have decided to settle down for awhile, and took possession of our first house on Friday! This is probably going to be the nicest house we will ever have - because I'm not sure we could afford this much space in any other city we hope to live in! Yes, this does mean we are planning to stick around Tennessee for awhile. For once both of us are enjoying the challenges and opportunities presented to us professionally and neither of us really wants to see snow regularly for awhile. We would love to have visitors though, so if you are coming through Tennessee, nuestra casa es ... read more

Day 3 - Pancakes downstairs at the Comfort Inn. We found out the Madisonville Library is closed on Mondays and decided to visit the cemeteries. Big Creek Cemetery - Will all the Breedens please stand! (Oops!). No Breedens but found Joseph Divine! Headstone tells about his capture and murder at the end of the Civil War. He had 2 children by Bettie Raper while married to Nancy Hicks. Nancy and Bettie were cousins. I'm sure his murder was related to the war and not his extra-curricular activities. Stopped at Tellico Plains museum & gift shop. Off to Rafter to visit Mt. Isabella where Meredith Raper preached & in search of his mother Rutha's headstone (Giles-Roberts cemetery). Not as easy as it sounds! Mt. Isabella Church - Door was unlocked, so we went in. Tried to imagine ... read more