Today we did some photos of Ava and Ashley for their Christmas cards.  And, as you can see, Santa wanted to join in the fun.  :-)
(November 27, 2010)


"A sister is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost."
   ~~ Marion C. Garretty
Sisters

We had an impromptu pool party with the neighbors today, which Olivia and Isabella seemed to enjoy immensely!  (July 23, 2010)


"A sister is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost."
   ~~ Marion C. Garretty
Here's an interior shot of the Walker Sisters Cabin in the Smoky Mountains National Park.
This is the well known Walker Sister Cabin.  It was  built by Wyley King for his daughter Margaret Jane King and her husband John N. Walker.  They lived there, along with their eleven children (four boys and seven girls).  Six of their daughters remained on the farm, thereby earning it the name "Walker Sisters Cabin."  The government began buying land all around the cabin to build a national park, but the Walker sisters refused to sell.  Finally, in January of 1941, they sold their 123 acres to the government, with the provision that they could remain there the rest of their lives.  By 1953, there were only two sisters left, Margaret Jane and Louisa, at which point they asked the park superintendent for assistance.  The park agreed and helped with the farm until the final Walker sister, Louisa, died in 1964.  There is a picture shown of three of the sisters, at the top of the Smoky Moutains, with the caption:  "The Walker sisters of Little Greenbrier remove seeds from cotton using a gin their father made.  The sisters settled in the Smokies after the Civil War.  The sisters claimed that 'our land produces everything we need except sugar, soda, coffee and salt."

Wyley King and my ggg grandfather, William Riley King, were brothers.
Sisters

Our next-door neighbors, Ashley and Ava, had their dance recital this evening.  We took some nice shots of the girls all dressed up, but then let them have a little fun for the camera.  (June 17, 2009)




"A sister is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost."
   ~~ Marion C. Garretty
This is the well known Walker Sister Cabin.  It was  built by Wyley King for his daughter Margaret Jane King and her husband John N. Walker.  They lived there, along with their eleven children (four boys and seven girls).  Six of their daughters remained on the farm, thereby earning it the name "Walker Sisters Cabin."  The government began buying land all around the cabin to build a national park, but the Walker sisters refused to sell.  Finally, in January of 1941, however, they sold their 123 acres to the government, with the provision that they could remain there the rest of their lives.  By 1953, there were only two sisters left, Margaret Jane and Louisa, at which point they asked the park superintendent for assistance.  The park agreed and helped with the farm until the final Walker sister, Louisa, died in 1964.  There is a picture shown of three of the sisters, at the top of the Smoky Moutains, with the caption:  "The Walker sisters of Little Greenbrier remove seeds from cotton using a gin their father made.  The sisters settled in the Smokies after the Civil War.  The sisters claimed that 'our land produces everything we need except sugar, soda, coffee and salt."

Wyley and Brad's gg grandfather, William Riley, were brothers.
Here's an interior shot of the Walker Sisters Cabin in the Smoky Mountains National Park.
Sisters

We had an impromptu pool party with the neighbors today, which Olivia and Isabella seemed to enjoy immensely! (July 23, 2010)


"A sister is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost."
~~ Marion C. Garretty
Sisters

We had an impromptu pool party with the neighbors today, which Olivia and Isabella seemed to enjoy immensely!  (July 23, 2010)


"A sister is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost."
   ~~ Marion C. Garretty
Sisters

We had an impromptu pool party with the neighbors today, which Olivia and Isabella seemed to enjoy immensely! (July 23, 2010)


"A sister is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost."
~~ Marion C. Garretty
See photo in original gallery.