Thankful November – Fattening Hogs
Sometime in late May, when the plantain weeds were tall enough to pull for pig feed, Dad handed my brothers…
Thankful November – Helping Neighbors
Our independence it tempered by our basic belief in neighborliness and hospitality. Survival on the frontier sometimes required…
Thankful November – Butterbeans to Blackberries
“In my family we have a ritual dinner served in the heart of every summer, though I never…
Train Series – Mystery Train
Today’s post was written by Paul. If you watched the video that I uploaded three weeks ago, where…
Thankful November – Grandma Walks the Appalachian Trail
“Emma trudged on, as May wound down, through lonely woods. She sucked on bouillon cubes as she hiked,…
Thankful November 2024
There have been many blessings this year and we are thankful for all of them—especially the two newest…
Laid Up With The Dead
Today’s guest post was written by Ed Ammons. Addie My wife’s maternal grandmother Addie Ledford Cochran died 29…
Appalachian Vocabulary Test 179
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear the words…
The Historic Ramsey House
We had such a good time at the Historic Ramsey House in Knoxville TN. It was really nice…
Delicious Butter Beans
butter bean noun A small lima bean.1949 Kurath Word Geog East US 73 Butter beans is a common expression for lima beans in all of the Southern…
Song for Impossible Situations
A few days ago a friend shared some encouragement about the devastation Helene has wrought over many areas….
Appalachia Through My Eyes – Fall Color & Dry Weather
The trees have put on their fall garments in southern Appalachia. I first noticed the color on my…
Family Memories & Sense of Place
Both my parents were born in the Appalachian foothills of Ky. My Mother was the youngest of thirteen…
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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.
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