My Doney-Gal
“Doney-gal means sweetheart, an expression British sailors picked up in Spanish or Italian ports and preserved by backwoodsmen whose ancestors…
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Homemade Marshmallows
Are you a marshmallow fan? I’ve always liked them-toasted over the campfire, thrown into a dessert, or even in their…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Senior Year
In the year 2014 senior year in Appalachia = tough classes, complicated decisions, scholarship applications, college applications, proms, formals, senior…
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Roof Board
Home construction has come a long way since the days when folks lived in cabins built with the simplest of…
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On The Jericho Road
In 1928 Don and Marguerete McCrossman penned the song As We Travel Along On The Jericho Road. The title is…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Chunk The Fire
During these cold winter days I’m glad I’ve got someone who likes to chunk up the fire. He likes to…
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Granny’s Hot Chocolate Recipe
With the cold weather we’ve been having a good cup of hot chocolate really hits the spot! You can buy…
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Painting Rocks From The Creek
Chatter and Chitter were homework free for their entire winter holiday from school. Oh I’m positive they could have studied…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Homeland
Old homeplace in the Smoky Mountain National Park homeland noun The area where one grew up, one’s native territory. 1973…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – The Creek Is Full
If you look on our property deed you’ll see the small creek that runs through our holler noted as Meadows…
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Fallen Leaves
I grew up hearing the old gospel song Fallen Leaves. Uncle Henry Truett was rather well known in our area…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Limp As A Dishrag
In Appalachia it’s common to hear someone describe themselves or others as being limber as a dishrag or limp as…
