Clock Folklore
Timepieces they’re all around us some hang on our walls while others ride along on our wrists or in our…
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Burial Customs And Superstitions
When I visit graveyards I look for old headstones-and wonder about the folks who lie beneath them-what their lives…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – It’s A Mite Airish
The first cold front of the year has brought chilly temps to the mountains of Western North Carolina for the…
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Red Devil’s Cake
This post was originally published in June of 2012. I wanted to share it again since we’ve been talking about…
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The Long Black Veil
The Long Black Veil was written by Danny Dill and Marijohn Wilkin. Danny Dill had a spot on the Grand Ole…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Come Said The Wind
Sometime last fall, or maybe even longer ago than that, Blind Pig reader, Kerry in GA, left the following comment:…
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Overheard
Overheard: “I wish you could remember the song because I like to sing about going to the mill. Not many…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – White And Yellow Octobers
For as long as I can remember, come fall of the year, Granny has white and yellow mums (chrysanthemums) growing…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Keeping Locks Of Hair
Over the weekend the girls and I were in clean out mode. We were going through boxes of stuff that…
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Let The Midnight Special Shine On Me
Huddie Ledbetter, better known as Lead Belly was born in the late 1800’s and lived until 1949. He is considered an important…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Teenage Drivers
I don’t do much driving these days-I have 2 chauffeurs who are always at the ready to take me where…
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What’s The Deal About Deviled Food?
I never thought of deviled food in the sense that it was ‘of the Devil’ or spooky in anyway whatsoever….
