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Thankful November – Star Spangled Banner
According to Wikipedia, There’s A Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere was written in 1942 by Paul Roberts and Shelby Darnell….
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Thankful November – Beautiful Chimney
A traveler riding one evening along a country road near Brasstown, North Carolina, saw the sun rays break…
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Thankful November – Home Made Hominy
You’ll need about 1 quart of dry Hickory King white field corn for this. It’s hard to find,…
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Thankful November – See the Salvation
Today’s post was written by Paul and shared previously here on the blog on March 3, 2019. The…
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Thankful November – Sing Behind the Plow
A TRIBUTE TO OLIVE DAME CAMPBELL, 1882—1954 written by Rooney Floyd Olive Dame was born the daughter of a…
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Thankful November – Sears Roebuck Catalog
I had a lot of good childhood memories. I remember one time when I was five years old,…
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Thankful November – Singing at Home
At our house, we used to sing a lot after supper sitting around the fire. Mother would probably…
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Thankful November – Picking Up Buckeyes
In the fall, Ma, Pa, and we children picked up buckeyes and gave them away. By the time…
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Thankful November – Weather Signs
One cold January afternoon Mama began to discern weather signs. The chimney smoke settled close to the ground…
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Thankful November – Corn in the Mountains
MAKIN’S FROM CORN AND CORNMEAL—THE SOUL OF APPALACHIAN COOKING If bread lies at the heart of Appalachian culinary…
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Thankful November 2026
2026 is a year we will always remember because Granny left us for a much better place. We…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 199
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear the words…
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Big Sweet Potatoes This Year
Bonita White Sweet Potatoes We finally got our sweet potatoes dug and are really pleased with the harvest…
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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.