One of my Favorite Trees
Black Walnut trees grow throughout Appalachia and they happen to be one of my favorite trees. I love the taste…
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Black Walnut Pound Cake
A few weeks ago I attended a fund raiser over at the community center. Towards the end of the event,…
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Oh Little Town of Bethlehem
Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem was written by Phillips Brooks, the pastor who spoke at Abraham Lincoln’s funeral service. Before…
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Giveaway Winners
The winner of my handmade Christmas Angel is…C. Ron Perry, Sr. who said: “Those items are beautiful. My mom was…
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Happy Thanksgiving from the Blind Pig and The Acorn
Gazzie and Charlie Jenkins (my grandparents-granny’s mother and father) Like many of you, I’ll spend today eating good food and…
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Thanksgiving Memories
“It was always a day of bounty when I was young. My best memories, however, are of the days when…
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No Crib for a Bed
Steve & Tipper Christmas 1970 Away In A Manger is the lullaby of Christmas songs. I’ve always thought the simple lines…
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The Colemans in 1902
The Coleman family – 1902. Pap’s grandmother, my great grandmother was a Coleman. My immediate family has been tightly woven…
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Christmas Angels
I’ve been making Christmas Angels and I have thoroughly enjoyed myself. I get my need to be creative from Granny….
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Twinkle = Pine Needle
twinkle noun A pine needle. 1913 Kephart Our Sthn High 285 In some places pine needles are called twinkles. 1929…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Friends
Friends, pals, buddies, comrades, chums, two of a kind, birds of a feather. All those words describe 2 girls who…
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The World in Solemn Stillness Lay
In 1849 Pastor Dr. Edmond Sears wrote a Christmas message for his congregation in Wayland, Massachusetts. The message included…
