The (Mis)Adventures of the Matthews Family: Summer Edition

Picture it..Philadelphia: 2026. A middle-aged woman and her family sit immobilized in their truck, swarmed on all sides by an undulating sea of yellow. Unable to progress even an inch, frustrated and effectively paralyzed, there seems no way forward until the woman bravely flings open the door, jumps headlong into the surge and puts on…

Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge

Have you ever been to a beach town in the mountains? I can now emphatically say “Why, yes. Yes, I have.” Gatlinburg was one cool place! There was tons to do, and no way to squeeze it all into four days. We stomped our feet at the Dolly Parton Stampede, rode a single rail Mountain…