Appalachia Through My Eyes – May Waters
According to folklore I found in Frank C. Brown’s Collection, if you wash your face in the dew on May…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – All Leafed Out
Southern Appalachia has leafed out. The rain we had earlier this week coaxed the leaves to finish unfurling on most…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – A Great Circle Of Dance
Last weekend, me and the girls made our annual trek to Berea, Kentucky to participate in Mountain Folk Festival. The weeks leading…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Combed Your Hair Or Washed Your Face
Words of wisdom from Granny: You ought not ever leave the house without combing your hair or washing your face…
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My Life In Appalachia – Mountain Hoosiers
I was consulting my Dictionary of Smoky Mountain English for something when my eye fell upon the entry mountain hoosier-a…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Patch Farming
The Dictionary of Smoky Mountain English offers the following definition for patch farming: 1972 Graham County 50 With the first stages of…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Cold Spring
I believe all my talk of spring last week-made old man winter mad. This week he’s decided to come back…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Lady Bugs
Lady bug lady bug fly away home; Bring me good weather whenever you come. When I used to clean houses-several…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Arsh Potatoes
Last night for supper we had: grilled barbecue ribs, pickled beans and corn, and baked arsh potatoes. It was all…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Happy As A Pig In Slop
As I pulled up in the yard the other evening I saw something that made me happier than a pig…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Biscuits And Gravy
As The Deer Hunter and I fixed our plates for supper last night-I realized there was a MAJOR compatibility issue…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – March Flowers
The March flowers finally decided to show their lovely bright faces around my house. Seems like they are later than…
