Graduation 2014
Chatter and Chitter – Kindergarten We chose not to send the girls to pre-k. I was a stay at home…
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Grandfather – Papaw – Pap – Grandpa
Pap and Ben-the first grandchild Growing up we called Pap’s father, Wade, Papaw. Granny’s father, Charles, died when she was…
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Yellow Squash
Yellow Squash has been a favorite veggie of mine since I was a child. I’m hoping this year’s garden brings a bumper…
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Memories of Daddy
The Deer Hunter and Papaw Tony ——————– “My Daddy, when he died, I couldn’t hardly give him up. We used…
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To Stake Or Not To Stake
We plant most of our tomatoes in four raised beds. The dirt is a mixture of native soil (mostly red…
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Appalachian Grammar Lesson 26
In Appalachia the word them is often used where the word those should be used. those can be used as…
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Mary Mary Quite Contrary
Mary, Mary quite contrary, How does your garden grow? With silver bells and cockle-shells, And pretty maids all in a…
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Bigwig
Have you ever run into any bigwigs? Bigwigs are people who are in a position of influence…or at least they…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Baby Fox Grapes
fox grape noun A woody vine (Vitis labrusca) that bears small, edible grapes green in color but later turning brown….
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Hunting Rocks – A TVA Lake & A Civil War Soldier
North Carolina High School Seniors are required to do a yearlong project during their last year of high school. It’s…
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Planting By The Signs June 2014
We’ve hit a lull in our garden chores. The time before stuff starts coming in or producing gives you…
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I Never Shall Forget The Day
The Speer Family played a significant role in the early days of Southern Gospel Music. G.T. Speer headed up the…
