Tidings of Comfort and Joy
Funerals are sad anytime of the year, but they seem especially sad during the joyous season of Christmas. On Friday…
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My Favorite Christmas Ornaments
Most of my Christmas ornaments are handmade by Granny. The girls’ elementary school was big on ornament making so…
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More about Moss
After reading my Gathering Moss for Christmas post earlier this week, B.Ruth left the follow comment and she also sent…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 95
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear some of the…
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Gathering Moss for Christmas
We never knew about Gallackin but we did gather moss and boxwood cuttings to sell to florists. Way back in…
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A Christmas Story from Days Gone by
Today’s guest post is written by Celia Miles and was originally published in the anthology Christmas Presence: from 45 Western…
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Easy Christmas Candy
Granny has been making Seaside Candy Roll at Christmas for as long as I can remember. It’s super easy and…
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Overheard
“He’ll be so excited he won’t be able to sleep.” “He’ll worry me to death is what he’ll do!”…
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A Christmas Memory from Foxfire
I’ve been re-reading The Foxfire 40th Anniversary Book. The book has several pages of Christmas stories. Here’s one I especially like: When…
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Decorating for Christmas with Running Cedar
A few days ago Blind Pig Reader George asked about using Running Cedar at Christmas: Yes, the Holly trees really…
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I was WRONG about the Holly Trees; Where you can find the book Dorie: Woman of the Mountains; and Giveaway Winners
I was WRONG when I told you about the Holly Trees the other day. Actually I was only wrong about…
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Do You Like Eggnog?
Do you like eggnog? Truth be told, I never even tasted it until Chatter claimed she liked it a few…
