The Trumpet Sounded Long And Loud
The Mountain Burned With Fire by Jerry Wilson Oh the mountain burned with fire Smoke was everywhere The trumpet sounded…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Red Worm
red worm noun common term in the mountains for an earthworm. 1936 LAMSAS (Madison Co NC, Swain Co NC). 1949…
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Spring In Appalachia
Bloodroot – Photo by Don Casada Shortly after I started the Blind Pig & The Acorn back in 2008, I…
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Our Beloved Tennessee Earth
“Homeplace. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, well this is one word that is worth a thousand…
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Planting By The Signs for April 2015
I started trying to plant by the signs about 8 years ago. Pap and Granny always grew a garden when…
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Appalachian Sayings – Beggars Can’t Be Choosers
I’m starving! Here’s some grapes. I wish I had something really good to eat. Well, beggars can’t be choosers. ——————–…
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How To Make Creamed Spinach
Growing up I was one of those picky kids, often declaring I DID NOT LIKE certain foods even though I’d…
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The Haven Of Rest
Henry Lake Gilmour (January 19, 1836 – May 20, 1920) The rough and high waves of the mighty oceans are…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Freeze Warning
As I sit at my desk and type I can look out the window and see Old Man Winter has…
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Cast Iron: In Pots, In Character
Cast Iron: In Pots, in Character Count your kitchen furnishings By cast-iron pots: Frying pans, several stacked by size; Other…
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Where’s The Boy With The Sling Shot?
Gone Like A Candle In The Wind written by Leroy Drumm and Pete Goble There’s two country graves on a hillside And…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 75
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. Take it and see how you do. Prize Popskull Pooch out Point…
