Appalachia Through My Eyes – Easter
Pap and Granny’s grandkids Easter 2002 Then Mary came at early dawn To see where Jesus lay. His clothes were…
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Waspers Are Out…Or Were Out
Waspers are out and about…at least they were before Dogwood winter arrived. We have an unusually large mailbox. Granny bought…
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This Little Piggy
Chitter’s piggies This little piggy went to market, This little piggy stayed at home, This little piggy had roast beef,…
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Appalachian Old Home Place Jewelry
A few weeks ago I invited Blind Pig readers to come along on a hike with us (if you missed…
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Overheard
“I thought Spring was here but it’s so cold this morning.” “No Spring ain’t here yet. We still have Blackberry…
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How ‘Fiddler of the Mountains’ Johnny Mull’s Life Story & Some of His Music Were Preserved
Today’s guestpost was written by Ethelene Dyer Jones A Story about ‘Fiddler of the Mountains’ Johnny Mull and How Both…
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Banana Cake
I make banana bread at least every other week. It uses up bananas that would otherwise go to waste. I…
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Where The Wind Blows
The Pressley Girls on a recent college visit. Chatter has become quite the songwriter over the last year. Where the…
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Outhouses
Today’s guestpost was written by Garland Davis. OUTHOUSES by: Garland Davis Every house outside the city had one. You know,…
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Polly Put The Kettle On
The rhyme Polly Put the Kettle on was first published in 1797. The history behind this nursery rhyme is my favorite…
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WC Penland’s History
One of the things I wanted to do on the Blind Pig during 2014 was to complete the story of…
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Have You Ever Been Frustrated, Flustered, OR How About Flusterated?
A few weeks ago Don Casada sent me the email below: “I was reading through Volume XV of North…
