Appalachian Vocabulary Test 98
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear some of the words. To…
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The Bloodroot is Blooming
Bloodroot is a common spring wildflower found in the Southern Highlands of Appalachia. The flowers typically grow no higher than…
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Legend of the Moon-eyed People
After reading my post about fairy crosses, Blind Pig reader Johnny Hurt sent me a link to the following video…
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Stranger Than Fiction
Remember the rock I told you about Chitter finding in the creek after a big rain a while back?…
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Granny’s Carrot Cake
Several years ago I decided I wanted to make a carrot cake. I searched and searched online till I found…
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Oh Why Not Tonight
Gospel music plays a major role in the culture of Appalachia. I’m not talking about music in relation to monetary…
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We Mountain People
Jerry and Pap – Life long friends “We mountain people are the product of our history and the beliefs and…
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Was
was verb past tense of be, used with both plural nouns and plural pronouns as its subject. [OED dates this…
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March in Pigeon Roost
The 1974 Winter Edition of the Foxfire Magazine contains a compilation of newspaper articles written by Harvey Miller. At…
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Small Scale Gardening
The Dictionary of Smoky Mountain English offers the following definition for patch farming: 1972 Graham County 50 With the first stages…
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Spring of the Year
The poem above is from Mommy Goose Rhymes from the Mountains written by Mike Norris. I think Mike captured spring in…
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Corn Fritters – Hoe Cakes – Johnny Cakes = YUM!
Some folks call them corn fritters while others call them Johnny Cakes or Hoe Cakes. Whatever you call them the…
