One of my favorite things to play when I was a girl was mud pies. I found mixing dirt and water together with a stick or my hands very satisfying. Once I had the mud made I could produce all manner of creations by using leaves, flowers, grass, and mushrooms as decorations. I taught Chatter and Chitter to be expert mud pie makers at an early age. I’m telling you they could come up with some real fancy things for…
THE INNOCENT JOYS OF A SMOKIES CHILDHOOD – written by Jim Casada I didn’t know it at the time, just…
johnny walkers noun Makeshift stilts used by children. Same as tommy walkers. 1968 DARE = child’s stilts (Brasstown NC). 1997…
The John C. Campbell Folk School just published a new cookbook. The book contains over 200 recipes. Many are tried…
Today’s post was written by Paul. My favorite version of the Michael Martin Murphey song “Carolina in the Pines” has…
Childhood Days on the Farm in Summer – written by Glenda Beall Growing up on a farm was fun for…
Did you ever use the counting potatoes method for picking who was ‘it’ in a game? As kids we used…
