Squash Report…Glad To Have Mine In The Ground!
It was way back in February (can you believe May is half over!!!?) that I deputized 16 Blind Pig &…
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Garbage
Today’s guestpost was written by Garland Davis. I just put my garbage bin out for tomorrow’s pick up. When…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – The Orange Is Calling To Me
The Mountain Azaleas are in full bloom in my part of Appalachia. Some folks call them wild honeysuckle, others call…
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Overheard
“Let’s see Joe, you’re gonna get your toes mashed off. Ain’t you got no boots?” —————— Tipper Overheard: snippets of conversation I…
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Killed Lettuce
killed salad, kilt salad noun A salad made by pouring boiling grease over lettuce or other greens. Same as wilted…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 66
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test-take it and see how you do. Keen Kernel Kerslunge Knee-deep ——— Keen:…
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Listening To Mom
Today’s guestpost was written by Susanna Holstein. Mom, always the English lady. “Marigolds are pretty, but they have a terrible…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – On Mother’s Day I Wear Red
Mom you are like a beautiful boundless flower Kind, caring, and loving. Even at night when you close up You…
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Counting Rhymes
Counting rhymes are often used to figure out who is going to be ‘it’ in a game-or who’s going…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – The Tale of Two Shoes
The girls have long outgrown their childhood toys. Like sentimental me-they decided to hang on to a few of their…
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Celebrating Appalachia With Song
No Appalachian Celebration would be complete without some picking and grinning. The very word Appalachia brings music to one’s…
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Celebrating Appalachia With Storytelling
Granny Sue (Susanna Holstein) was the featured performer of the Celebration of Appalachia held May 3rd. Susanna and I met…
