Strawberry Shortcake Scones
Strawberries aren’t my favorite fruit. They’re good, but they just haven’t ever been at the top of my list. But…
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Angels Rock Me To Sleep In The Cradle Of Love
Chatter and Chitter learned many of the old songs they perform from riding in the backseat of my car for…
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Tomato Varieties I’m Growing This Year
I can’t believe how much our tomato seedlings have grown over the last few days. Even though, there’s been more…
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By At The Gallop Goes He
My father used to do something like Mr. Davenport but not to that extent. He also played the spoons. Sometimes…
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Appalachian Sayings – Grab And Growl
“Grab and growl, supper’s ready!” —————————— I first heard the saying grab and growl from The Deer Hunter. After we…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Music On A College Campus
Musicians gathered in a circle to play; people with listening ears gathered in the grass and on plastic chairs…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 76
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test, take it and see how you do! Raggedy Raise up Rattle Trap…
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How To Make Dandelion Jelly
Dandelions are considered among the lowliest of the flowers. I’ve never minded them myself-I find their cheery yellow faces hard…
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The Highwayman
Lots of great stories were heard this weekend at the Georgia Mountain Storytelling Festival. The Pressley Girls were the only…
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Thinking Of Berea KY
This weekend is the date for the annual Mountain Folk Festival held at Berea College in KY. The girls and…
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Overheard
I don’t care who I am I’m just glad that I am! ——————– Tipper Overheard: snippets of conversation I overhear in Southern…
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Locks Of Gold Today – Tomorrow Silver Gray
The Dandelion by John Banister Tabb With locks of gold to-day, To-morrow, silver gray; Then blossom-bald. Behold, O man, thy fortune…
