Yellow root When Granny was a girl getting wood was a never ending chore. Her brothers had an old wheelbarrow they’d fill with wood. To make it easier to carry into the house they’d rigged up a ramp out of old planks so that if they got a good run and go, along with a little help, they could push the wood all the way to the door of the house. One day the younger kids were running around playing…
The year 2019 as been declared the “Year of Music in North Carolina.” The campaign being promoted by the North…
skiff noun A thin layer, small amount (esp in phr skiff/skift of snow = a light fall of snow). 1834…
Last week’s Crumble or Pour post made me study on other important bread matters. You know like whether you should…
Today’s post was written by Paul. Pap Here’s another song I found on one of the old reel to reel…
“Reckon it’ll be bad? Well, we have to take what comes don’t we.” Tipper Overheard: snippets of conversation I overhear in Southern…
When it comes to using a whetrock I don’t have a clue. Fortunately, I’ve never needed to know how to…
scat, scat cat interjection Bless you! (a response to another person’s sneeze). 1983 Broaddus Kentucky Word List 54 = said…
In Appalachia you’ll often hear folks adding unusual suffixes to their words. Here’s a few examples. -ified fightified girlified prettified…
A swag above the house a ways A few weeks back Ron Stephens left the following comment: “I wondered the…