Christmas Gift!
Granny with her mother Gazzie 1963 – Ranger NC We have always wished everyone Christmas Eve Gift and Christmas Gift…my…
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Christmas Time near the Foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains
Christmas Time near the Foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains written by Mary Lou McKillip This is very true story…
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5 Things
1. Our pressure tank has been acting up for the last few months. The Deer Hunter knew he needed to…
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I Got My Snow!
I got the snow I was wishing for! Last week I heard folks at work teasing about snow coming in…
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Orange Slice Cake for Christmas
Paul, Tipper, Granny Gazzie, and Steve – Christmas 1980s When the girls were small and couldn’t find something they wanted to…
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Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem
Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem was written by Phillips Brooks, the pastor who spoke at Abraham Lincoln’s funeral service. Before…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Millennials and Music
A few months ago the girls were contacted by the North Carolina Arts Council. The organization is making an effort…
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Christmas in Shooting Creek NC
The winter of 1900 had been an unusually bad one. A true story book picture of what a Christmas scene…
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Lettuce Reporters @ Large Update 2
This year Sow True Seed graciously donated extra lettuce seed so that I could deputize @ Large Lettuce Reporters during the fall…
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A White Christmas
If you’ve been reading the Blind Pig and The Acorn for a good while you already know I’m plumb foolish…
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Ambrosia at Christmas Time
Many folks in the mountains of Appalachian don’t think it would be Christmas without Ambrosia. Granny always made fruit salad…
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Overheard
“He would have botched him in the ear I bet.” ——————- Tipper Overheard: snippets of conversation I overhear in Southern Appalachia
