Wild Apricots are Maypops
Wild apricot noun A tall vine (Passiflora incarnata) having large, flesh-colored flowers and smooth, yellow fruit. Same as maypop, passion…
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How to Make Parched Corn
Last week I shared Pap’s recipe for gritted bread made from fresh corn with you. He also showed me how to…
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I Walk in Silence When it Comes
After Pap died I was worried about dreaming about him. Sounds silly I know. I was afraid if I dreamed…
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Let me Introduce You to Mommy Goose
A few months ago I stumbled upon an article about the book Mommy Goose Rhymes from the Mountains written by…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 92
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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Results of the Sow True Seed Cucumber Reporting @ Large
Sow True Seed Marketmore 76 Time for the final report on the Sow True Seed Cucumber Reporting @ Large project! Tipper:…
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How to make Gritted Bread from Fresh Corn
A few years ago Pap taught me to make gritted bread. He remembered his mother making two types of gritted…
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What Makes you Feel Young?
Paul, Tipper, Granny Gazzie, and Steve I’m sure you’ve heard someone say “Getting old isn’t for sissies” meaning the older…
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Sunshine Folklore
God Drawing Water painted by B. Ruth B. Ruth’s comment on my recent post Sun Drawing Water: Yes, I have…
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Want Tickets To JCCFS’s 2016 Fall Festival? I’ve Got some to Giveaway!
As most of you already know, the John C. Campbell Folk School plays a huge role in our lives. I…
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Dinner on the Grounds
dinner on the ground(s) noun phrase An outdoor meal in connection with a church meeting or revival. In the 1930s…
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September is here
In This Solemn Season September is here; the year leans into fall. Soon the leaves will turn and glow, Their…
