March is…
“March is a pair of bluebirds checking out the nesting site they used last year and the year before…
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Miller = Moth
miller noun A small moth having powdery scales on its wings and often attracted to light. 1883 Zeigler and Grosscup…
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Granny’s Another Year Older
Sisters: Geneaive and Louzine (Granny) Granny was born on March 6, 1940 to Gazzie and Charlie Jenkins. Granny said her…
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I’ll Be All Smiles Tonight
Pap 1970 something I’ve been enjoying a video of Pap and Paul singing the old song I’ll Be All Smiles…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – The Hoe Down
hoe down noun A type of lively dance or music; by extension a noisy, lively square dance, usu with…
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Have You Ever Had The Weak Trembles?
weak trembles noun Tremor, general weakness of the body; anxiety. 1913 Kephart Our Sthn High 227-28 But old Uncle Neddy…
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Planting by the Signs Calendar – March 2017
Who can believe the crazy weather we’ve been having! In the 70s one day and the next day a…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 97
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear some of the words….
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Hamburger and Beans
Using ground meat in some way usually comes to mind when one thinks of creating a cheap make-do kind of meal. There’s…
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Why Did I Leave The Plow In The Field?
The Old Homeplace It’s been ten long years since I left my home In the hollow where I was born…
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Overheard
“If it goes down one of them holes it’ll be ruint!” Tipper Overheard: snippets of conversation I overhear in Southern Appalachia
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The Gunter Cabin
The Gunter Cabin – Fontana Village NC Welch Cove Pioneers: The Gunter Family Jessie Gunter was born in the Stecoah…
