Appalachia Through My Eyes – Goodbye Indian Summer
I spent most of Saturday cleaning up around the yard. I picked the few remaining peppers-tomatoes-and watermelons, pulled up the…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Brogans
This time of the year, most folks around here throw their flip-flops to the back of the closet and pull…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Fall Is Here
It feels like fall in the southern highlands of Appalachia: Chilly mornings and glorious blue sky afternoons with the mountains…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Make Light Of
Chitter with a look of total disbelief on her face. Who knows what her Daddy just told her, but most…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – My Hind Foot
Sisters, both skinny as a rail neither what you’d call pretty, left the building arm in arm with purpose in…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – The First Eggs
Over the last week our chickens finally started laying eggs-aren’t the colors beautiful? So far-we’re getting brown ones-and 2 lovely…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Scatting Sneezes
For the last week it seems I’ve been hearing sneezes everywhere I go: home, work, the grocery store. You name…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Goldenrod
Is Goldenrod blooming around your house? It’s yellow color forms a sort of calling card as you drive along my…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Teeth
I’ve always had big chompers-you know the kind that people kid you about. Like: she could eat corn through a…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Fall Came With Watermelons Still Growing
Yesterday was the official first day of fall. I guess Mother Nature took notice-because its a chilly 49 degrees this…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – The Sun Draws Water
Once a week I take Granny to get groceries. She hasn’t drove in years, but she instructs me on the finer…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Zizzer Buttons
Ever play with a button on a string? Mamaw made one for me when I was just a child. I…
