A Snowy Hike In Brasstown
Yesterday morning we awoke to 6 fresh inches of snow. Once the morning chores were completed, and the greenhouse was…
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Snow Folklore In Appalachia
Snow Folklore from The Foxfire Book If it snows crosslegged it’ll be a deep one If it’s cloudy and smoke rises it might…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Snow
Our snowy driveway Well, I finally got enough snow to cover the ground! By the end of yesterday, we had…
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Appalachia Sayings – Spread Out Like A Week’s Worth Of Washing
During the recent cold snap I’ve had my seeds spread out in the kitchen like a week’s worth of washing. I’ve…
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Miss Cindy’s Chocolate Sheet Cake
Ever once in a while I get a taste for something sweet and chocolaty. When that happens, I whip up…
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Oh Those Tombs
Oh Those Tombs (writer unknown) I was strolling one day in a lonely graveyard When a voice from the tomb…
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Overheard
1st person: I heard you’re working up North? 2nd person: Yeah we’ve been there about a year. 1st person:…
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Snow In Choestoe….And Brasstown
“Although snows seemed to come more frequently to our mountain area “back then” than now, snow could cause some hardships…
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Stogging Around
stog around, stug around verb phrase To move or go around in a heavy or clumsy manner. 1925 Dargan Highland…
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Etsy Update
Granny’s been on a purse making kick since Christmas. We’re all walking around with one on our shoulder…well all except…
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Pickled Eggs
The mild winter we’ve had so far has kept our hens laying eggs all winter. Just after Christmas we found…
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Memphis
Famous rock n roll blues singer Chuck Berry wrote the song Memphis Tennessee. Berry’s recording of the song reached #6…
