Appalachia Through My Eyes – Rabbits
Chitter snapped this picture out her bedroom window. Mr. Cottontail stayed there for so long, prancing back and forth, that…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – White Spots
Have you ever noticed small white spots on your fingernails? I tried to take a picture of one on Chatter’s…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Bean Planting Folklore
*When planting beans press the soil with boot for good luck. *Plant beans in the middle of the day for…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Hair For The Birds And The Fairies
She combed her hair a hundred strokes every night before going to bed. The brown reminded me of a river…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Woody Frankum Ceilings
One of our favorite tv shows is House Hunters on HGTV. We enjoy seeing how people live in different parts…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Award Night
There’s smart people in Appalachia. The photo above is a good example. The group is from our local Community College….
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Solomon’s Seal
Solomon’s Seal According to the USDA Forest Service’s pamphlet Some Useful Plants of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the roots of…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – My Cure For Worrying
Are you a worrier? Or maybe you know someone who WORRIES about E-VERY-TH-ING? Granny is a worrier. She is a…
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Preserving Mountain Flavors
Last night kicked off the Preserving Mountain Flavors Cooking Class I’m co-teaching at the John C. Campbell Folk School. It’s…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – The Perfect Arrowhead
I’ve told you before-Chatter and Chitter are rockhounds. They’re always on the look out for rocks that catch their eye….
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Spring Lizards
Did you ever catch a spring lizard? Back in the day, if us kids were playing in the creek we…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – 2 Hoes In The Garden
If 2 people’s hoes hit, they’ll work in the same field together next year. I think the old piece of…
