A little about us

Hello, we’re Mike and Denise Aday, a couple of decent (if we do say so) humans happily nesting together for almost thirty years.

Originally from Dallas, TX, we’ve lived in East Tennessee for over a decade now and love this beautiful region nestled in the Smokies foothills.

On the weekend you can often find us knocking around Knoxville, which we never tire of exploring, almost always ending the day over a couple of halves at our favorite brew pub.

We also make a great writer / editor duo, collaborating on Mike’s first book for Smokies Life: Letters From the Smokies. Another book is in the research stage.

Mike is the archivist and librarian for Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a position funded by Smokies Life (formerly known as Great Smoky Mountains Association).

Denise is a freelance editor and runs a fledgling eBay shop called Two Clever Crows. We collaborate on that, too, which inspired this little nest on the interwebs.