Selling Christmas Greenery
Galax growing behind our house Daddy was a Rock Mason, but he had the knowhow to fix anything, including electrical. One…
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Trails to Tombstones
Today’s guest post was written by Jim Casada. Color me morbid, ghoulish, or simply strange, but I have always been…
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Names from the Newspaper
When Daddy came home after serving in the Army during World War II, he and Mama rented their first little home…
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Gaelic influence in Appalachia?
I received the following question from Jarrad Holcombe. This may seem like an odd question. Have you ever heard anything…
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Traditional Mountain Character Traits
Today’s guest post was written by Jim Casada. Tipper’s Papaw Wade Wilson In her often overlooked book, Spirit of the…
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Lamplighted Revival Service
Vanhook Church is located not too far over the Georgia line on Spur 60 headed towards Mineral Bluff. I had…
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The Month of October
Today’s guest post was written by Jim Casada AN ODE TO OCTOBER John Parris, one of my favorite mountain writers…
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Old Power Saw & Memories
The Deer Hunter has been working on a set of steps to get up to the raised beds we put…
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First Frost of the Year
Over the weekend we had the first frost of the year. Although colder weather was forecasted, the frost wasn’t and…
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Converting Corn
From the Oct. 2, 1894 Wilmington Messenger newspaper: The Chronicle says that Wilkes County will send to the State fair a number…
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The Last of the Katy-Dids
It’s been a few weeks since the katy-dids stopped hollering at night. I always wish I could catch the first…
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Old Videos and Soothing Harmony
Pap and Paul One of the most soothing sounds I’ve ever heard is people singing two part harmony. Most folks…
