The Deer Hunter enjoying the shade The older I get the more I appreciate shade. Thankfully I live in a mountain holler that has many trees to offer their canopy of coolness on hot days, and since I live on the north side of the mountain the sun isn’t quite as hot as it is on down through the settlement. Yet it is hot enough to long for the coolness found under the trees or the front porch. Saturday we…
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The other evening I was walking up the hill from Granny and Pap’s when I noticed a Blackberry briar growing…
If you’ve read Blind Pig and The Acorn for any length of time you’ve heard me opine about the beautiful…
Granny working with Pap in the garden back in day I’ve been helping Granny work in her yard. We’ve cleaned…
Back in April I was invited to be a guest on Platform Launchers. I thoroughly enjoyed being interviewed and interacting…
Last week my friend Belva Jean Mooner (best name ever) sent the girls and me a box of goodies. Just…
On Monday morning I was sitting at my computer working. Chatter had come over to help me with some things…
Photo by Don Casada: taken from Shuckstack fire tower looking NW towards Gregory Bald. The drainage coming down from the middle…
Earlier this week Jim Casada said he wondered if I took into consideration the demographics of folks who read Blind…
“Most mountain people greatly enjoy pickles, relishes, and other condiments, probably because they add tang, spice, and variety to what…