Appalachian Sayings – Scarce as Hen’s Teeth
Scarce as hen’s teeth = very rare I still hear the saying scarce as hen’s teeth in my part of…
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Ginger Cookies from Cade’s Cove
I was thumbing through Recipes, Remedies & Rumors, a set of cookbooks published by the Cades Cove Preservation Association, when I came across…
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Lonesome Moonlight Waltz
Chitter – ETSU Appalachian Conference 2015 Back before Christmas Paul helped Chitter record the old Bill Monroe song Lonesome Moonlight Waltz…
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Have you been Hearing the Frogs?
The recent talk of spring cheepers and peepers here on the Blind Pig and the acorn reminded me of the…
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The Big Eye
big eye noun Insomnia (esp in phrs have the big eye, take the big eye). Cf moon eye. 1976 Garber…
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Overheard
“He said he was leaving and I said well if you’re leaving I’ll buy the gas.” ——————————- Tipper Overheard: snippets of…
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A Story and a Smile
At the young age of 93 Charles Fletcher has published another book. A Story and a Smile is a compilation of…
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Eggs and Onions
We love eggs around the Blind Pig house. We like them in any form that we can cook up. We…
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When You and I Were Young, Maggie
Granny and Pap Thanksgiving 2015 I’ve always had a great fondness for the song When You and I Were Young,…
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Appalachian Sayings – Take a Shine to
Take a shine to = develop a liking for I took a shine to The Deer Hunter the first time…
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5 Things
1. Sometimes we weave bracelets while we eat breakfast in Appalachia. Well…not everyone does that, but that’s how Chitter rolls….
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Most Unusual Love Story from the Mountains of NC
I recently read a most unusual love story in the book My Mountains My People written by John Parris. The…
