Appalachian Sayings – Help My Time
Chitter, Morgan, and Chatter – 4th Grade Martins Creek Elementary help my time interjection A mild exclamation of surprise….
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Tipper’s Fairy Tale – The Second Part
I’m finally ready to share rest of my fairy tale with you. If you missed the first post about my…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – The Man Who Can Fix Anything
The Deer Hunter is the man who can fix anything. I swear it doesn’t matter what is tore up…
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The Mountain Whippoorwill – Stephen Vincent Benet
The Mountain Whippoorwill written by Stephen Vincent Benet 1925 Up in the mountains, it’s lonesome all the time, (Sof’…
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Tipper’s Fairy Tale
I’ve been keeping a secret from you this summer. There’s a fairy tale taking place just outside my kitchen…
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I’ll Fly Away
The old standard I’ll Fly Away was written by Albert E. Brumley aka gospel song writer extraordinaire. According to the Brumley website, I’ll Fly Away was…
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Overheard
“Look around and see what you can find. You’re welcome to use anything I’ve got that you need.” ————…
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Planting by the Signs Calendar – June 2017
We’ve been getting plenty of rain and sunshine and our garden is thriving because of it. We also topped off…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Narrow Leaf Plantain
I’ve been noticing a clump of weeds just out the backdoor. The green bunch is growing right in the portion…
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Whippoorwills
When the Whippoorwhills Call by John Parris There’s an old mountain saying that when the first whippoorwill calls it’s time…
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Remembering on Memorial Day
Memorial Day was created to honor fallen soldiers of the Civil War and was originally called Decoration Day. John L….
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Crying Holy Unto the Lord
The girls have been doing the old gospel song Crying Holy Unto the Lord for more than a few years….
