Chitter got herself a new fiddle. She found it on Murphy Yardsale. I know a lot of you don’t fool…
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Appalachia
Last week while I was talking about the importance of passing our rich colorful Appalachian Language on to the…
Granny has been anxious to get her garden plowed and her spring veggies planted. Over the weekend we managed to…
We have tomatoes, peppers, and a few melons growing in the greenhouse. And we have onions, radishes, beets, and lettuce…
“Drink sassafras tea during the month of March and you won’t need a doctor” —Old mountain saying Sass Tea? My…
The Pressley Girls If I could paint a picture of you and me I would paint a garden If I…
I’m sharing another riddle from “Way Down Yonder on Troublesome Creek Appalachian Riddles & Rusties” by James Still. “Old John…
A few weeks back I was asked to talk to students and parents at a local school about being a…
Granny Granny was a picky child and wouldn’t harldy eat nothing. She wouldn’t even eat egg whites, only the yolks.…
lick noun 1 A sharp blow or stroke with the hand or a heavy instrument. 1884 Murfree In Tenn 83…