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Cabin 6/14/22

By pwsadmin / June 14, 2022 / Comments Off on Cabin 6/14/22

—Cabin 6/14/22— I made my way down to the station at the bottom of the mountain.I needed to see if they had heard anything on the Cleaning Crew issue, and I wanted to say, “Hey.” On my way back, a diesel truck, Dump truck, and tractor are blocking the entrance to the road leading to…

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Cabin 6/13/22

By pwsadmin / June 13, 2022 / Comments Off on Cabin 6/13/22

—Cabin 6/13/22— I bought 190 dollars worth of supplies and brought them with me up to the cabin. It comes to about $9.50 a day for food.I still have to replenish some items, such as Milk, Bread, etc.So, off to “Food City,” I headed. I park my truck, get out, and head inside. Some fella…

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Cabin 6/12/22

By pwsadmin / June 12, 2022 / Comments Off on Cabin 6/12/22

—Cabin 6/12/22— I’ve seen more Bears on this trip than any other trip.I suspect that I’ll soon be seeing the Park Service Trucks going around to collect and relocate the Bears. I don’t know if you remember “Gladys” or not so I’ll tell you about Gladys. Gladys is a Momma Bear who had four Cubs.I…

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Cabin 6/11/22

By pwsadmin / June 11, 2022 / Comments Off on Cabin 6/11/22

—Cabin 6/11/22— I got up this morning at about 6 a.m. Eastern Time. We have four sets of Sliding-Glass-Doors in the cabin—Two upstairs and two downstairs.I noticed smudges on the upstairs doors. Upon closer inspection, I figured out that the bear(s) had been standing on their back legs and looking inside the cabin through the…

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Cabin Update

By pwsadmin / June 10, 2022 / Comments Off on Cabin Update

—Cabin Update— I’ve never had to slowly stick my head out the Cabin Door and look both ways before walking outside… …until today. The Bears are out and about all over the Mountain. The search for a Cleaning Crew goes on.None of the people I talked to today knew of anyone. I did run to…

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Cabin 6/10/2022

By pwsadmin / June 10, 2022 / Comments Off on Cabin 6/10/2022

—Cabin— When I arrived yesterday, I found the couch in the upstairs living room, moved around.The guest had moved the furniture around to suit their needs and didn’t put it back. I guess they thought our cleaning “Crew” would move it back. Our cleaning “Crew,” though, is a lady named “Lucy,” and Lucy recently quit.…

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Cabin – Arrival

By pwsadmin / June 9, 2022 / Comments Off on Cabin – Arrival

I arrived at the Cabin around 10:00 a.m. Eastern time. The drive up was depressing. It was raining and gloomy for the whole trip.I was the only one on the interstate for the first couple of hours. Remember, I had left before 3 a.m.—And it rained and rained.I was glad for the drive to be…

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Gatlinburg Update

By pwsadmin / June 9, 2022 / Comments Off on Gatlinburg Update

—Gatlinburg Update— I got in bed to sleep around 5 p.m. but had to get up to take my dog, “Tommy,” out to do his business. So, I thought I’d update you on my trip. Today I got my oil changed and spent a good bit of time shopping for food to take with me.I…

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Return To Gatlinburg- June 2022

By pwsadmin / June 8, 2022 / Comments Off on Return To Gatlinburg- June 2022

—Gatlinburg— This morning I got my suitcase out, dusted it off, and opened it up to begin packing.I’m headed back to the Cabin in Gatlinburg. I’ll stay until the 30th. Today I’ll get my oil changed at the local Mom and Pop Garage.Then wash and vacuum the ol’ truck. This time, I’m buying my supplies…

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Garden Update

By pwsadmin / June 7, 2022 / Comments Off on Garden Update

You may or may not remember that I planted a garden this year. We have a Raised Flowerbed here at the house, and I used that for my Garden.It’s raised to my waist, making it easy to maintain. I do not have to bend over at all.Bending over is an issue for me with my…

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