Go entertain yourself

A couple of weeks ago I drove my wife down to Maryville College for a quilt show. While she was admiring the quilts, I wandered off on my own.

Maryville College was founded in 1819 by a Presbyterian minister and continues to be affiliated with the Presbyterian Church USA. Today it is a four-year liberal arts college with just over a thousand students. There's the usual Greek-revival academic architecture, but there's also an abundance of Victorian architecture represented.

1870 Anderson Hall

Center for Campus Ministry

1896 Bartlett Hall

1891 Willard House

And the Smoky Mountains beyond the soccer fields.

I would like to think the school motto carved on stone in the quad is how I choose to live my life.

All in all, not a bad way to spend a spring afternoon.