Appalachia Through My Eyes – The First Fire
The Deer Hunter built the first fire of the year this week. It’s an event we all look forward to….
From the Archives: Way Up In The Middle Of The Night
October 5, 2017 The other morning Granny asked The Deer Hunter if he heard someone shooting way up…
Growing Sweet Potatoes
In all the years we’ve made a garden we’ve only grew sweet potatoes twice. One time ages ago…
A Cornmeal Mush Breakfast
CORNMEAL MUSH Cornmeal mush makes a tasty breakfast cereal and can also be allowed to set up and…
How Beautiful Heaven Must Be
Today’s post was written by Paul. As promised, I’m sharing another song with Granny in this post. We…
A Working
working, working bee noun A gathering of neighbors to help a family with such activities as house raising…
Is This A Green Bean?
A few days ago Blind Pig reader Norman sent me a picture of what look like green beans….
Foot Logs and Bridges
I became enamored with this series of black and white photos about a month ago. LOC’s Public Domain…
I Call Shotgun
“I call shotgun” is a phrase I grew up saying and I still hear folks say it today….
Tomato Gravy
2 cups chopped tomatoes2 tablespoons bacon drippings2 tablespoons all-purpose flourWaterDash of sugarSalt and pepper to taste Add flour…
I Don’t Know About Tomorrow
I don’t know about tomorrow;I just live from day to day.I don’t borrow from its sunshineFor its skies…
Having Good Wind
In my last reading of The Thread That Runs So True I was reminded of the way we…
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ABOUT TIPPER
There are tons of things I could tell you about myself, but all you really need to know is I’m crazy in love with my home in Appalachia-the people, the food, the music, the colorful language, the sustainable lifestyle, the history, the soaring mountains, and the deep dark hollers. I hope you’ll join me as I do my best to celebrate and preserve Appalachia.