“I feel like mortal hell that’s been warmed up in the Devil’s microwave.” Tipper p.s. You can catch The Pressley Girls TODAY May 26, 2018 @ 1:45 p.m. at the Swain County Heritage Festival in Bryson City NC and TOMORROW May 27, 2018 @ 1:00 p.m. at the Arts, Crafts, and Music Festival in Blairsville GA. If you make it to either, please come up and say hello! Overheard: snippets of conversation I overhear in Southern Appalachia Subscribe for FREE and get…
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear the words and phrases.…
Photo from Marble Spring Baptist Church Marble – written by Wanda Stalcup During World War I, three iron ore mines…
tulip tree noun A large deciduous tree, the tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera). Same as white wood, yellow poplar. 1928 Galyon…
“That was the greatest thrill on earth when the time of year came to pull your shoes off. My mother…
cat-head, cat-head biscuit noun A large biscuit. 1960 Hall Smoky Mt Folklore 7 It was a novel experience to eat…
Today’s post was written by Paul. ——- “The Last Thing on my Mind” is one of the most widely recorded…
Granny Gazzie’s rose is in full bloom and perfuming my yard with it’s sweet scent. I have it growing in…
Mad as an old wet hen? How bout mad as an old broody hen! Polly is setting a clutch of…
*When planting beans press the soil with boot for good luck. (We always do this one. I love to see…