Finished my novel (first draft)
Traveled to the beach four (4) times
Walked in the Nashville Women’s March
Took my granddaughter to a lookout on the Pedestrian Bridge in downtown Nashville and showed her where I made history by participating in the first Women’s March in 2017
Wrote a seven-thousand word essay
Met family in Destin, then spent a day and night there alone with my dog
Planted a butterfly garden, with butterfly lights, a house, a bath
Tried for the first time planting a vegetable garden in containers
Made eggplant parmesan for the first time
Visited the Biltmore in Asheville and attended a lecture by one of the “Hidden Figures”
Took yoga, spin, and barre classes
Provided river tonnage statistics for the governor of Ohio
Wrote a poem for the re-marriage ceremony for my son and daughter-in-law
Hosted a wedding reception for the above two
Went to a Titans game for the first time in a lot of years
Went kayaking on the Duck and hiking at Timberland Park
Went to Art Crawls and book festivals (three!)
Went to a play at Chaffin’s Barn
Chose titers for my dog instead of re-vaccinations
Said goodbye to a longtime friend (and missed our lunches at Chop House and talk about poetry and essays)
Saw my grandson make his first touchdown—a 65-yard run!
Hosted Thanksgiving for seven
Reached a milestone of ten years following the loss of my husband
Stepping into 2019!
Kathy Rhodes 
Oh, wow. Your activities and accomplishments from 2018 are such an inspiration! Thanks for sharing them!
Hello, I love your writings. I have a question regarding Real Pioneer. I didn’t leave a message there as I was not sure you would see it since it has been so many years since it was posted. In short, I am a descendant of Jacob Boone as well. I read that someone offered you a photo of a painting of Jacob Boone. That was Richard Griffith Sanders. Did you ever get this? It has been a mystery for a while as to who had that painting. My great aunt did tell me that it went out west with one of his daughters. There are so many of us that would love to see this likeness. If you have any information about this would you share it with me? Thank you so much.
Hi Janmarie, I never got the photo of Jacob Boone. I’d be glad to share anything I have on the Boones.