Farmers Market Recipes 101: Sweet and Sour Cucumbers
Icy cold cucumbers are so refreshing on a hot summer day. They are so good for you, too, and fortunately, they are very plentiful this time of year. Sweet and sour cucumbers is an old way of...
View ArticleThe last splash of summer
As long as we've endured 90 degree plus temperatures this year, it is hard to believe that some of the more popular places to cool off on a hot day will be draining their water soon. Whether it's a...
View ArticleFarmers Market Recipes 101: A new look at radishes
Here is East Tennessee, it is common to hear people refer to eating some "reddishes." They are talking about radishes, the odd little red vegetable that could only be compared to a turnip, if you...
View ArticleUpdate on the Upsy Downsy hanging tomato planter
D. Hopkinson, former owner/partner in the DanDe Greenhouse here in Clinton provided the weekly update on the Upsy Downsy hanging tomato planter experiment. “This week has presented some much needed...
View ArticleUpdate on the tragedy of tomato plants replanted in the large patio planter
D. Hopkinson, former owner/partner in the DanDe Greenhouse here in Clinton provided the weekly update on the tragedy of tomato plants replanted in the large patio planter. “This week moderating...
View ArticleA new experiment in container gardening about to get underway
“A new container gardening system is about to be put to the test,” said D. Hopkinson, former owner/partner in the DanDe Greenhouse here in Clinton, “the Upside Down Patio Garden produced by Flambeau....
View ArticleHoward Gardner's multiple intelligences: intrapersonal intelligence
Intrapersonal Intelligence is the ability to know and be comfortable with oneself. Someone with high intrapersonal intelligence can work alone as easily as working with someone else. They need to...
View ArticleHoward Gardners's multiple intelligences: naturalistic intelligence
Naturalistic Intelligence was not part of the original list of intelligences but was added later by Howard Gardner because of much talk among his peers concerning people who are better with animals...
View ArticleHoward Gardner's multiple intelligences: musical intelligence
Musical Intelligence is the intelligence to pick up patterns while focusing on noise or sounds. Someone with musical intelligence understands a beat and flow. When hearing music, someone with high...
View ArticleHoward Gardner's multiple intelligences: existential intelligence
Existential Intelligence is the ability to understand religious and spiritual ideals. They have a strong understanding of things that are not visual to the eye but through faith and belief....
View ArticleNASCAR From Bristol Motor Speedway: Twitter top trending topic is Kyle Busch
Bristol is not particularly active on Twitter, but tonight Twitter is buzzing about the NASCAR race at BMS. Kyle Busch finished "taking a broom" to Bristol this weekend by sweeping all three races!...
View ArticleHoward Gardner's multiple intelligences: spatial intelligence
Those with spatial intelligence can be found in the architecture department of the University of Tennessee and other colleges around the world. They also remember better by using graphic organizers....
View ArticleTwitter and Facebook feature many amateur Nascar announcers in Bristol this week
You've probably run across their postings on Twitter or Facebook. There are people here in Bristol this week who have been using social media to keep everyone posted about the race festivities. It's...
View ArticleThe hummingbird vine
“The hummingbird vine I planted has kinda taken over”, said D. Hopkinson, former owner/partner in the DanDe Greenhouse here in Clinton, “I didn’t think it would grow so well there.” This vine has a...
View ArticleKeselowski calls Kyle Busch an "Ass" but clears word choice with Preacher first
The excitement at Bristol this race weekend was centered around the antagonism between Brad Keselowski and Kyle Busch after it seemed Busch may have intentionally caused Keselowski to wreck during...
View ArticleThe contents of the Upsy Downsy Hanging Tomato Garden
“Due to the moderate success of our experiment with the Upsy Downsy Hanging Tomato planter, two more were purchased when our local Wal-mart placed them on clearance, along with a Hanging Strawberry...
View ArticleSycamore Shoals State Historic Site presents "Southern Heritage" by H.K....
Mr. H.K. Edgerton is a very special man, a very busy man, having raised the expression, "his own man", to a higher level. A resident of Asheville, North Carolina, where he is President of his...
View ArticleStrikeforce Houston - MMA Fight Event Results
Last night Showtime aired "Strikeforce Houston", complete with two title bouts featuring Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza vs. Tim Kennedy, and Champion Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal vs. Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante, at
View ArticleA Kentucky River Retreat
If Daniel Boone were to travel up I-75 toward Lexington today he probably wouldn't recognize the Western Frontier he helped settle. However, one stop along the Kentucky River just east of the...
View ArticleTennessee Troops arriving home: U.S. Combat Mission in Iraq 'Unlikely' After...
As Tennessee Troops arrive home daily from the Iraq War, the Pentagon is reporting that the U.S. Combat Mission in Iraq is 'Unlikely' After Sept. 1. This is good news for all Tennessee families with...
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