Personal Narrative: My Grandfather's Cabin

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When I was a little girl my Grandfather, who we called Peepaw, had a beautiful log cabin nestled in the mountains of Ellijay, Georgia. It was the perfect ideal getaway, and this was where our family spent the majority of our time together. Even though it was not home it always felt like it when you were there. To me, it was such a beautiful and peaceful place. My Grandfather's cabin was filled with joy, serenity, love, and good memories, in an otherwise fast pace world. The location and scenery of the cabin was absolutely perfect. It was in such a quiet area that was so peaceful, but yet so full of the noises of nature. The city of Ellijay is located in Gilmer County. Gilmer County is known as the "Apple Capital of Georgia", being known for this, the city holds an annual apple festival every year during the fall. Driving from our home in Calhoun, Georgia to Ellijay was a short drive, but the anticipation of seeing and spending time with …show more content…

While the children played, the adults were either gathered on the screened in porch or large wrap around porch. As you walked into the cabin the distinct smell of cedar and the smell of the wood burning in the fireplace was very warm and welcoming. The kitchen, dining, and living room was an open area to accommodate our large family. Peepaw's cabin was three thousand square feet. Along with the large open area, it had three bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms'. For myself and the other grandchildren our favorite area in the cabin was the four large upstairs closets. Peepaw designed these closets with us in mind; they were deep and wide with slanted ceilings. Six or more grandchildren could comfortably sleep in each closet. Even though he wanted to make sure we all had a place to sleep, we also spent time playing, laughing, and hiding from adults there. In these closets a lot of memories were

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