Appalachia Through My Eyes – Small Wrists = Number of Children
Grasp your wrist-seeing if you can touch your thumb and middle finger together. Move your hand up slightly towards your…
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Chicken Wobble
Nesta the hen The other night Chatter and Chitter came home telling me they learned how to wobble. I said…
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I’m Giving Away Tickets For Fall Festival – Because My Heart’s In Brasstown
It’s almost time for the John C. Campbell Folk School’s Annual Fall Festival. The folk school has been holding the…
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Sisters & Snakes
Our recent burst of poetry reminded me of another type of poem I shared way back in the early days…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Mountain Views From Brasstown
Mountain view from Brasstown “Down in the flat country, what is there to see? Here in the mountains the…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 58
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test-take it and see how you do! Fault Flavorable Flitter out Fly Fray…
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Blind Pig News
I have a few Blind Pig & The Acorn news items to share with you today. First: Have you ever…
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Mary Mason’s Apple Butter
If you missed the background story of how I came across Mary’s recipe go here. Mary Mason’s Apple Butter Ingredients…
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The Animal Track Was…
Over 70 people tried their hand at deciphering what animal made the track in the photo I took on our…
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The Last Where I’m From Poem…At Least For Now
Today’s guest poem is from Theresa Anderson. Theresa isn’t from Appalachia, however a lot of what she describes fits Appalachia…
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Animal Track – What Is It?
The other day, when we were looking for arrowheads along the Hiwassee River, The Deer Hunter showed me the track…
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Clate & Mary Mason
Funny how images and people from the past often bubble up in our lives. Clate and Mary Mason lived down…
