Family

Thanks to Aunt Nancy, the descendants of Granny & Granny Butch have been gathering for a day of food, fun, and fellowship at Sellman Park on a Saturday in August every year for at least two decades. This year Uncle Bob, Aunt Nancy, and Aunt Mary were there and all...

We may never know if Keith and Karen are distant cousins but he's descended from John Oliver who fought in the War of 1812 and settled in Cade's Cove about 1818. Karen is descended from Alexander Oliver who fought in the Revolutionary War and settled in Marietta, Ohio...

Packed up a few goodies for refreshment, some folding chairs, and invited neighbor Cornelia to come. Started the evening with a coffee and treat from a nearby coffeeshop then settled back for an salubrious evening of entertainment at Sylva's very first Concert in the...

Started the project last spring and handily got the weaving done for the bodies of three shopping bags. Then decided to weave the tape for the handles/support. Between the months the loom was in storage and the fourteen foot warp it felt like this project would never...

Drove to Durham yesterday for an overnight stay and for Karen to attend a Pharmacist Continuing Education program. One of the side effects of the trip was the opportunity to do some mall shopping, something that is not available close to home.

We had learned back at Easter that our granddaughter Riley is slated to be a big sister come late November or early December, just before Riley's 6th Birthday. Today Dave called with the news that Riley's going to have a Little Sister! Report is that Rhonda and baby...

We have gotten into a routine on Saturday mornings. We go to the fish market and get our local trout, then to the farmer's market for whatever looks good that day, then to the brewer's to refill our jugs with root beer, birch beer, and ale. One in a while we also...

It was Susan's idea to poke into some of the shops in downtown Sylva. It was Steve who spotted the 3 foot x 5 foot banner of blue butterflies and thought it might look good over the mantle. Karen's the one who realized that the butterflies look similar to the ones...

We gathered for breakfast at Matt's favorite local restaurant for Bojangles biscuits and to hug Cathy, Matt, and Emily as they leave on the next leg of their cross country trip - From St Petersburg to San Francisco. Next stop St Louis!

It's a house party! Cathy, Matt, and Em arrived Saturday and Susan arrived Sunday. Today we went exploring along our favorite one way auto trail in the Great Smoky Mountains. Susan enjoyed the view from the Blue Ridge Parkway, Emily tested the temperature of the water...