Mother’s Day in Appalachia is wearing red or pink flowers if your Mother is still among the living; it’s wearing white if she’s gone on to wait for you on the other shore. Mother’s day in Appalachia is potted flowers and plants or maybe a new apple tree. It’s small hands dipped in paint and pressed on construction paper. It’s misspelled words full of love and cards that cost way too much. Mother’s day in Appalachia is about gathering at Momma’s-Granny’s-Mamaw’s-Nana’s on Sunday afternoon for food love and thankfulness.
Happy Mother’s Day to all Blind Pig readers who are Mothers, Grandmothers, or both!
Tipper
Appalachia Through My Eyes – A series of photographs from my life in Southern Appalachia.
21 Comments
lynn legge
May 13, 2013 at 12:36 amhappy mothers day… tipper you are a special lady and deserve many blessings and love
xoxox
lynn l
jose luis
May 12, 2013 at 8:44 pmHello dear Mrs. Tipper
From far away, but from within our America, from the southern part of it, I send a ¡¡¡very Happy Mother’s Day!!!, With all my sincere and respectful affection for you, and I extend to all mothers who are regular readers of the Bind Pig and the Acorn. God bless you all, Jose Luis from Buenos Aires, Argentina.
(Excuse me,… for those who do not know me “The Argentine gaucho banjo player”)
RB Redmond
May 12, 2013 at 8:42 pmI’ve never heard of the colored flowers before, what a nice tradition to honor mothers.
God bless.
RB
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Jane Bolden
May 12, 2013 at 5:33 pmHappy Mother’s Day to everyone! Hope you all having beautiful like we are in the Atlanta area.
Janice McCall
May 12, 2013 at 4:59 pmHappy Mother’s Day Tipper. Love the BP keep the postings coming. I read them every day and enjoy them all.
Tom
May 12, 2013 at 3:39 pmHappy Mother’s Day Tipper, Granny, Miss Cindy and all other mothers and grandmothers in the Blind Pig family!
Kim Campbell
May 12, 2013 at 1:36 pmHappy Mothers Day!!!
B. ruth
May 12, 2013 at 11:05 amHappy Mother’s Day
and memories to those Mother’s who have passed on, you were the best Mother that could ever be for
be for all of us! We miss you!
Jim Casada
May 12, 2013 at 10:03 amTipper–Happy Mother’s Day to you and best wishes to those two snaggled tooth sprites in the picture.
I was particularly glad to see you mention to old mountain tradition of roses on Mother’s Day, although it turns out the tradition is more widespread (never mind that I hadn’t heard it mentioned in years). Ann, who grew up in the little town of Chatham in southside Virginia, instantly remembered white or red roses on Mother’s Day when she was a child.
Jim Casada
Lise
May 12, 2013 at 9:04 amHappy Mother’s Day Tipper! Enjoy your day 🙂
Tim Mc
May 12, 2013 at 8:58 amProverbs 31:26-27
King James Version (KJV)
26 She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.
27 She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.
One of God’s Greatest gifts
“Happy Mothers Day to All”
dolores
May 12, 2013 at 8:32 amHappy Mother’s Day to you and all the wonderful mothers out there!
Lonnie L. Dockery
May 12, 2013 at 8:31 amHappy Mother’s Day to you, Tipper…and Congratulations!
Sheryl Paul
May 12, 2013 at 8:16 amWe celebrate the same way….still
Ron Banks
May 12, 2013 at 8:12 amHappy Mother’s Day Tipper!
Jo
May 12, 2013 at 8:09 amHappy Mothers Day.
Ethelene Dyer Jones
May 12, 2013 at 7:36 amLove the picture of you and Chitter and Chatter! So expressive and precious! As a mother of two, grandmother of seven and great grandmother of seven (and more expected!), I can truly say that being a mother and subsequently a grandmother and great grandmother has been one of the greatest privileges and blessings of my life. Family is so important, and the place of a mother in that family is pivotal. May all of you have a wonderful time as you celebrate with your mother or remember your mother. If you want to check out my facebook posting, I say more there today about “Honoring Mothers”. I would be glad for you to visit. Happy Mother’s Day–all you loving mothers!
Benny Watt Terry
May 12, 2013 at 7:26 amHappy Mother’s Day to you! I enjoy Blind Pig and all it has to say. From each one I see the love in your family and know how lucky your girls are to have you for a Mother. I look forward to many more years of Blind Pig and your wonderful family.
MadSnapper
May 12, 2013 at 6:01 amHappy Mothers Day, Tipper, what you described here is how it was in my childhood… enjoy your day, love the pic of you and your girls.
Quinn
May 12, 2013 at 5:46 amHappy Mothers’ Day to you, Tipper, and to all the Blind Pig mothers!
Bradley
May 12, 2013 at 5:18 amHappy Mothers Day everybody; they are all the best! That photo is classic!