This is a picture of Leah & Darryl at the recent Flotilla. Darryl has a magazine, Dropping Anchor, in case some of you are familiar with the publication. He lives in Swansboro. Leah is Farrish's mom and works with the Daily Reflector.
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Frank Hemingway, my next door neighbor in Bethel, is retiring from public office. He has been the mayor of Bethel for many years. The Daily Reflector has a great article about him today.
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It's a family tradition to let the kids decorate the Christmas tree when we get together on Thanksgiving. Susan organized the kids and we ended up with a beautiful tree!
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We always celebrate "Thanksgiving" the Sunday before Thanksgiving so everyone can visit their in-laws on Thanksgiving Day. Here are some pictures we'd like to share.
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"Hi, everyone! I wanted to share some recent pictures that were taken a couple of weekends ago of Emi Beth. She won a modeling contest, so she was awarded a free photo shoot with a photographer in Durham. We haven't received all the pics but here are a few to share. I have also included a picture of her at a cheerleading competition we attended a few weekends ago. Her team won first place! They were adorable. Enjoy!" Holly Whitehurst Braddy
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"I have attached a couple of pictures of our grandson, Justin. I wanted you to see him. We think he’s the most beautiful baby in the world but of course we are partial. We kept him last weekend and had so much fun with him. He is a joy and delight to be with." 
Breakfast at the Flea Market on Saturday Mornings!
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Karen, Scott, Christopher and Kelli have been on vacation this week in Gatlinburg. They've hiked, gone on hay rides, shopped, been sight-seeing and had a great time. They are coming back tonight. These are some pictures she emailed to me this week.
"We've been very, very busy for the past couple of days, getting in after 10:00 both nights. We've all had a lot of fun. We went to the top of a "space needle" yesterday during the day, and the view was absolutely beautiful. Decided to go tonight as well to get a nighttime view, and the lights of the town were beautiful, too, but I think the daytime view won out.
The leaves are just unbelievable. Enjoyed a hike up to "Clingman's Dome" today, which is the second highest elevation east of the Mississippi - second only to Mt. Mitchell. On the drive up there, we saw icicles on the rocks! Yes, we got pictures. :)
Played mini golf tonight and rode go-carts, so the kids are tired and happy. Believe it or not, we had the whole place all to ourselves. "
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