Appalachia Through My Eyes – Matt Har’d the Garden
Matt got the big garden har’d this week. Seeing all that rich dirt turned over makes me anxious for planting…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Ring Around the Moon
Recently I’ve seen some amazing night skies as I’ve ran up the hill from Granny’s after dark. The frigid temperatures…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Names For the Future
Matt surprised us all by scratching his name and the boys’ names in the concrete he poured to set a…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Flowers in Old Containers
Early this summer I planted a row of flowers alongside one of our beds in the back of the house….
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Garden Overseer
Yesterday Paul and Granny were out in her little garden when Katie, Ira, and I went for a visit. Granny…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Honeysuckle
Our nephew Ben and his sweet wife hosted a 4th of July cookout for all of us at their house….
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Giving Granny the First Beans
We picked our first mess of green beans yesterday. I thought the pole beans would be ready first, but the…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – We’re Closed In Again
I love this time of the year in the mountains. Well who am I kidding I love all the times…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Secret Azalea
The azaleas are just starting to bloom in my area of Appalachia—both the wild ones and the tame ones. It’s…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – One Of Those March Days
“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold; when it is…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Working Up Apples
Last weekend I helped Granny work up the rest of the apples from last year. She had about two dishpans…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Fall Color & Dry Weather
The trees have put on their fall garments in southern Appalachia. I first noticed the color on my trip to…
