My Favorite Logging Story
I couldn’t quit talking about logging without telling you about my favorite logging story of all time: Dorie Woman of…
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Pimento Cheese
Do you believe I never tasted Pimento Cheese until I met The Deer Hunter? I don’t ever remember Granny buying…
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Logging Railroads
Sunburst logging town (present day Lake Logan) I became interested in logging railroads when I worked at Lake Logan in…
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Logging Vocabulary
I often come across words related to logging in my Dictionary of Smoky Mountain English. Most of the time its…
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Cutting Trees
When we first moved in, 20 years ago, we had lots of trees right up close to the house and…
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Falling the Tree
fall transitive verb To fell a tree using a broad axe or felling axe (esp in phrs fall a tree,…
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Logging in the Mountains
The Woodhick and the Ridgerunner written by John Parris The woodhick and the ridgerunner talked of ballhooters and chickadees, bullwhackers…
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The Smell of Loggers
The smell of wood cutting hangs heavy in the air around our house. Every time I go out to the backyard…
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How about some Kale Chips!
Have you ever ate kale chips before? Miss Cindy made some for me and the girls a few years ago…
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The Legend of the Rebel Soldier
Photo from Find a Grave Joel Thompson was Don Casada’s 2nd great grand uncle, the brother of Alfred G. Thompson…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Rainbows
My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky… ~Wordsworth ——————— This beautiful rainbow arced itself across…
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Doodlebug Doodlebug
When I was little we would crouch down with our head leaned close above the little inverted tornado looking place…
