Keeping Secrets
The post I shared about ramps earlier this week stirred my memories of folks who attempt to keep their favorite…
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Drinking Birch Sap for Spring Tonic
One day last week The Deer Hunter and I hiked up on the ridge and tapped one of the many…
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April in Pigeon Roost 3
The 1974 Winter Edition of the Foxfire Magazine contains a compilation of newspaper articles written by Harvey Miller. At the…
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Finally Making Good Fried Chicken
After 30 years of marriage I finally managed to make delicious fried chicken last week. It was so good I…
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Stories from the Shed Build
We’ve been pecking away at building a shed we should have built 30 years ago. I’m not much help to…
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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…
