Tag Archives: Katie Kline

Who lost their thong at the cookie exchange?

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Cynthia Moxley

It was almost time to exchange the cookies at the annual cookie swap and I had two important announcements to make. 1. We found a black thong beneath the dining room table. If you’d like to claim it, it will … Continue reading →

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Harper in the Hall has a nice ring to it!

Posted on September 19, 2019 by Cynthia Moxley

It was a beautiful day in Tampa and Kellie Jolly Harper, there for a meeting, was playing phone tag with University of Tennessee Director of Athletics Phillip Fulmer. She knew he was calling to tell her the results of the … Continue reading →

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Another year, another million calorie cookie event!

Posted on December 4, 2018 by Cynthia Moxley

It was year 16 for the cookie exchange, and this year we moved it to a bigger venue — our new condo in the J.C. Penney Building on Gay Street downtown. Yep, the one we haven’t moved into yet. We … Continue reading →

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Cookies have been swapped! Let Christmas begin!

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Cynthia Moxley

After 15 years, I guess it is a true tradition! I am speaking, of course, of the annual cookie exchange my friends and I have each December. It has become the unofficial kickoff of the Christmas season for many of … Continue reading →

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Cookies, camaraderie mark season’s commencement

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Cynthia Moxley

It’s the craziest thing what a bunch of cookies and a few glasses of wine will do to adult women! After 14 years, I am no longer too surprised by the noise level and the enthusiasm with which my friends … Continue reading →

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Pryse party proves it: People want a professional

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Cynthia Moxley

It has been amazing to me to see a very quiet low-key attorney who never has run for political office garner as much support and enthusiasm in such a short amount of time as Nathan Rowell has. Rowell is running … Continue reading →

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An unusual auction item? We’re game!

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Cynthia Moxley

It was at the Front Page Follies this summer when auctioneer Bear Stephenson announced an item I thought sounded like fun. A game dinner prepared by News Sentinel columnist Sam Venable and his wife, Mary Ann, in their home — … Continue reading →

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Strings, scenes and splendor at Blackberry Farm

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Cynthia Moxley

The timing couldn’t have been better. The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s annual fundraiser at Blackberry Farm fell on a warm Sunday evening last month — right during a break in the frigid weather. It was so warm, in fact, that guests … Continue reading →

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Kristian Bush, “Cousins Undercover” guys help Scripps Networks raise funds for favorite charity

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Cynthia Moxley

How many times have you been to a fundraiser and experienced this formula: silent auction, dinner, live auction and then dancing to a cover band at a stuffy country club? Now here’s a charity event that will have you out of your seat shouting for more. Continue reading →

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A tale of wine and shoes

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Cynthia Moxley

Now this is a trend I would like to encourage! The owners of a retail establishment have a friend who also is a friend of mine. And that friend convinces the retailers to open their store late one evening and … Continue reading →

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