The Great Smokey Mountains

"John's Ole bunch" and their bunches( my grannies name was Johnny!)

Cuz'n Joes Beautiful Ladies! Hannah bannana and Anne.

Moms sibs and cousins

Me, Tim, Cathy and Tone malone and his son Max(other son,Jack was off hunting arrow heads!)
Tony and His brother Joe were the closest thing I had to brothers.

Deer in the Smokey Mt National Forest.

Awesome historic cabin in the park, perfect size and came with its own set of bats which hung from the rafters.

The View!!!!

This past weekend was the Artis family reunion in Knoxville, TN. My Grannies people. Some of them I had never met and most of them I hadn't seen in over a decade. The stories where nonstop. Its amazing any of my moms siblings( mom included) survived to adulthood! The mountains where a week or so away from their true fall splendor, but it was gorgeous just the same. I was so surprised at how perspective plays such a role in memories. Grannies old home seemed so close to the road, Aunt Pearls house seemed so close to Grannies, the walk up Old Standard Holler was so much shorter! It was a grand old time. I think Tim was impressed. If not impressed scared into lying that he was after hearing all the crazy stories!