Happy Thanksgiving from the Smith Family

The turkey feast is consumed and the pumpkin pie partially eaten. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving; we hope you did too!

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Gregory Bald Day Hike

This was the final weekend before Parson Branch Road closed for the season, so John suggested we hike the Gregory Bald Trail (trailhead on Parson Branch). The trail, 9.0-miles round-trip with a 2250′ elevation gain…

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Art for the Animals

Young-Williams Animal Center in Knoxville held an art auction to benefit the shelter animals. The auction began several weeks ago on ebay, with final bids playing out at this evening’s reception. Daddy had two paintings…

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Happy Birthday Daddy!

Today is Daddy’s birthday, the last in the annual Smith family birthday celebrations. We went to Kalamata Cafe for a nice Greek sandwich and discovered that the restaurant is leaning more toward Japanese cuisine….and the…

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Ga-Na-Si-Ta

Daniel, John’s son, has recently been playing bass guitar with the local band, Ga-Na-Si-Ta. The band name, I am told, is a Cherokee term for dogwood. The band, with roots in native, jam, funk and…

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