Anty Over
The Frank C. Brown Collection Of North Carolina Folklore describes the game of Anty Over like this: A group of…
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Please And Displease
The Foxfire 6 book is chock full of games from Appalachia along with lots of other interesting things. I found the…
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Tap Back – Tap Hand
Tap back or tap hand is a game which is described in both the Foxfire 6 book as well as…
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Blind Man’s Bluff
According to the Frank C. Brown Collection of North Carolina Folklore, the game Blind Man’s Bluff is as old as…
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There Is A Time
There is a time for love and laughter The days will pass like summer storms The winter wind will follow…
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Counting Taters
This post was originally published here on the Blind Pig in May of 2010. Since we’re about to start talking…
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My Life In Appalachia – Mountain Hoosiers
I was consulting my Dictionary of Smoky Mountain English for something when my eye fell upon the entry mountain hoosier-a…
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Play Party Games In Appalachia
Have you ever been part of a play party game? I bet you have even if you think you haven’t….
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Patch Farming
The Dictionary of Smoky Mountain English offers the following definition for patch farming: 1972 Graham County 50 With the first stages of…
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How Does My Garden Grow
Sow True Seed has signed on to sponsor the Blind Pig & the Acorn’s garden this year again-and I couldn’t…
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Planting By The Signs April 2013 & A Special Birthday Wish
Can you believe April is here? I managed to get a few things planted in March-even with our colder than…
