You may remember a few weeks back I shared the guest post “The Murder (?) of Hol Rose” written by Jim Casada. Last week Don Casada sent me the link to the presentation he shared on the subject with Friends of the Bryson City Cemetery. The program discussing the life and death of U.S. Prohibition Agent James Holland “Hol” Rose was a huge success. There were over 50 people at the meeting with more than a few having to stand.…
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Have you ever heard of dog days? I’ve heard about them all my life. They occur in the latter part…
Jim Casada sent me this piece he wrote about his Grandpa Joe after my recent post about rocking chairs. Grandpa…
“Uncle Billy McCoy, who counts his years at two past a hundred, figures there’s nothing like a rocking chair for…
“There was a sight of rocks where we grew a garden. Poppa had us stack them along the edges of…
I have a favorite ladle. You can see it in the photo above. On the day I snapped the photo…
Ed Ammons left the following comment on last week’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. “Nowthen there’s a Case and there’s a case…
“You boys, take this bucket and go up to the clay pit and bring back as much as you can…
Photo by Ron Priest I’m sharing another peek into our recent show at the Historic Union County Courthouse for today’s…
“Christmas in July reminds me of a July around 1953 when I was in high school. The Korean war was…