I have posted this photo before. It is the old Arnett home place, originally built by my Great Grandpa, Tom Arnett. Though it is gone, I remember it well.
It started out as a smaller cabin that is the left side of this cabin. Another small cabin was built and is the right side of the cabin. The middle is a dogtrot made of planks that joined the two cabins together. Along the back is a shotgun kitchen that was almost the full length of this cabin.
I have so many wonderful memories attached to this old place. Though it is gone, my mind races back to the hills and Arnett's Fork off Double Creek in Clay County, Kentucky. I still can see my Great Aunts - Mag and Bess and Great Uncle Bill sitting on the porch. As I get closer they all stand and wait to hug my neck.
Just across the creek to the left of this picture was the home my Grandma and Uncle Bert (Daddy's Mama and brother) shared.
It is a reminder that happiness does not spring from wealth or things, but from the hearts of those who love us and who we love.
