Appalachia Through My Eyes – On Mother’s Day I Wear Red
Mom you are like a beautiful boundless flower Kind, caring, and loving. Even at night when you close up You…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – The Tale of Two Shoes
The girls have long outgrown their childhood toys. Like sentimental me-they decided to hang on to a few of their…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – The World Is Green Again
The world is green again. Chatter says she’s never seen it so green and lush. I told her I feel…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Home Is Where You Make It
View from Wilscot Cherokee County NC Have you ever seen the movie Joe Dirt? It’s a pretty silly movie. Throughout…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Plowing
Appalachian Proverb: “He who on the farm would thrive; must either hold the plow or drive.” Lucky for us-these days…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Begun Is Half Done
Sometimes I give myself pep talks. Do you ever do that? The last few weeks have been unusually busy for…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – It’s Prom Season In Appalachia
Now through early May is prom season in Appalachia. Most high schools in my area have senior proms-although a few…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – The Least Leaf
Chatter has a real life pen pal! She met her at the folk school last summer-and ever since they’ve been…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – The Next Generation Of Contra Dancers
I recently attended a school fund raiser. While I enjoyed the pie eating contest, the hay ride, and the cornhole…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – When I’m Sick
Some families seems to go from one sickness outbreak to another. Thankfully the Blind Pig bunch stays on the healthy…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Porches Can Be Misleading
Porches can be misleading. If you walked up on mine and didn’t know any better-you’d think a family of loggers…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Ruby Sue Hates Music
Ruby Sue hates music. She is certainly in the wrong family to have that disposition. Once the music commences you’d…
