New Ground
Dictionary of Smoky Mountain English New ground noun [ sometimes with stress on ground ] An area newly cleared for cultivation…
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Appalachian Sayings – Tough as a Pine Knot
The saying tough as a pine knot means, well it means you’re tough! It’s a saying I’ve heard all my…
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Chess Cake – An easy dessert!
I was a child when I first tasted Chess Cake at a church decoration or other such get-together. Granny never made…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Winter Finally Decided to Show Up
Winter finally decided to show up in Southern Appalachia. With Christmas temps in the 70s the bite of cold weather…
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5 Things
1. I like to do my Spring cleaning right after Christmas. As soon as I start taking down the decorations…
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Old Christmas
Entry for old Christmas from the Dictionary of Smoky Mountain English: old Christmas noun An alternative observance of Christmas, celebrated…
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Blind Pig & The Acorn – 2015 In Review
Every January I take a look back at what I’ve written during the course of the year. It helps…
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Spotted Pony
Every Christmas the girls make a dvd of new material for Pap’s Christmas present. They try to do songs he…
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January in Pigeon Roost
The 1974 Winter Edition of the Foxfire Magazine contains a compilation of newspaper articles written by Harvey Miller. At the…
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Happy New Year!
The whole Blind Pig Gang sincerely hopes 2016 is exactly what you want it to be for you and yours. Each…
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New Years Traditions from Appalachia
New Year’s has its traditions and customs just like all the other holidays. The most well known is the traditional kiss…
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The Three Girls
Cheddar, Chatter, and Chitter My post about the girls being gussied up brought more than a few comments about the…
