One Brown Bean
Today’s guest post was written by Ed Ammons. A few years ago I asked Tipper for a start of her…
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Cross the Brazos at Waco
Today’s post was written by Paul. “Cross the Brazos at Waco” is one of my favorite story songs. When I…
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Winning a Cold Bet
In my mid-teens, I was spending a lot of time in Kingsport. For a while, I sold Ice Cream from…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – The First Daffodil Bloom
Yesterday we worked in the gardens surrounding our house. The day started out cold but after dinner the sun warmed…
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Granny Turns 85
Granny last summer with all her great grandkids. Since the photo was taken she has another great grandson and one…
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March 4th (Forth) – 2025
Year’s ago Blind Pig reader Kenneth Roper shared the story of his mother telling him and his brothers that March…
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Preacher Bird
While chicken is today among the less expensive meats found in your local grocery store, though none of them is…
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Planting by the Signs for March 2025
Before I started the Blind Pig and The Acorn I never knew much about planting by the signs. I had…
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Snow Still Hiding
The weather has been beautiful this week. Sunny days and much warmer temperatures, although the wind is still airish especially…
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Good Weather for Chunking the Fire
This week’s weather has sure been good for chunking the fire and staying close to the woodstove. For the last…
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Rolling Logs
When we lived on the farm we used wood for heat, my Dad and I cut oaks with a cross…
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As…Sayings & A Very Old Book
Several years ago when Chitter and Chatter were working at the Folk School the school had a cleaning out day…
