Swallowtail Jig
My musical upbringing was predominately influenced by church music-of the southern Baptist variety. Brother duet superstars like The Louvins and…
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Planting By The Signs For August 2013
Most folks in my area are done with planting this time of the year-unless they are planting a fall garden….
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I Am From Appalachia
A week or so ago I shared a poem template with you here on the Blind Pig. The template is…
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Tipper’s Salsa
I made salsa for the first time last summer and it was a total hit with the Blind Pig family….
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Lay By Time In Bryson City, NC July 31, 1896
Letter from Almond, NC published in the Bryson City Times (July 31, 1896). “Most of our farmers are done laying…
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The Sow True Bean Project
A few weeks ago, I shared the news about the Sow True Seed Bean Project and detailed the bloggers who…
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Where I’m From
When I first started blogging back in 2008 a poem writing exercise was making the rounds of the blogosphere. I…
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Appalachian Grammar Lesson 22
In Appalachia we get extra duty out of the word make. Examples Make: to become or study to be. “I…
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Homemade Fabric Softner
After Miss Cindy started making our laundry detergent, I figured there were probably recipes out there for laundry softener as…
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Meet The Baby Chicks
A few weeks ago I gave an update about our chickens, telling you about The Deer Hunter getting fertilized eggs…
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Clean As A Whistle
Most everyone has heard the saying “clean as a whistle” but do you know where the common phrase came from?…
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C O R N
The photos below are from a post I did way back in 2008 when I first started the Blind Pig….
