Malabar Spinach
This is the fourth year we’ve grown malabar spinach. We love it! I can’t remember where I first learned about…
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Those Long Gone On
When Daddy worked for the Park Service he went to Cataloochee every spring to clean off the trails and the…
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Mimpsy – Mincy
Tipper, my Granny, Helen, has this word she says all the time to refer to someone as picky like a…
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From the Archives – 5 Things
August 1, 2018 1. The other day Granny called and said there was the prettiest terrapin she ever saw in…
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Walnut Grove Memoirs – Porch
Today’s guest post was written by Tamela Cook. I spend a lot of time sitting on my porch. It is…
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An Extree Fine Job
I love that old Frank Profitt song too, Tipper. Paul & Pap did a very fine job or as my…
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A Bushel and a Peck
Granny and Tipper (Granny made our matching outfits) I went to White County Extension today and bought 2 packs of…
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The Sounds of Summer-Day and Night
Summer is in full swing in the mountains of Appalachia. The green blanket that is laying everywhere is startling and…
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Don’t Let Us Drown
“Lord, if our ship sinks, don’t let us drown.” My great grandmother had this written in her address book; it’s…
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Chitter’s Poppies & Honey Bees
A few years back we found a strange flower growing up through the middle of my hostas below the front…
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The Joy of Sitting in the Garden
I’ve enjoyed sitting in the garden so much this year. With Miss Cindy being sick last summer I didn’t have…
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The First Katy-Did?
It’s still a little too early to hear summer’s annual chorus of katydids, but about a week ago we came…
