Cynthia Lee Pressley 1946-2023
Cynthia Lee Pressley, 76, of Murphy passed away Thursday, June 22, 2023 at her residence. She was born in Athens,…
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Miss Cindy’s Fight is Over
One of my favorite photos of Miss Cindy Miss Cindy finished her earthly race about 11:20 last night. She was…
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The Watkins Man
Today’s guest post was written by Brenda Smith. How could picking up black pepper from the table and moving it…
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Gardening and Ken Roper
Ken admiring his beans Like many mountain people Ken loved to make a garden every year. He put up stuff…
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Everyone Eats a Peck of Dirt Before They Die
Chatter digging in the dirt in Pap’s big garden A few months back Judy left this comment: “When I was…
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Cold End to May
We’ve had cool weather over the last week. I was surprised by the airish temperatures the first morning I went…
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Memorial Day 2023
Pap raised my brothers and I to fully understand that our freedom didn’t happen without great loss. Memorial Day always…
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Marbles
My brother was a CHAMPION marble player. The superintendent of our school (grades 1-12), had to make a rule against…
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Pretty Roses
Miss Cindy’s rose bush There’s a rose bush just outside Miss Cindy’s front door. It’s put on a spectacular show…
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Pap & Paul Sing about Whippoorwills
Pap and Paul sung several Delmore Brothers’ songs. The Delmores wrote some mighty fine songs so it’s easy to see…
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Country Stores
Had a little country store up there. You’d take the eggs up there. He made one trip to Canton every…
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Turned Around by Honeysuckle
I had an aggravating morning. Nothing really wrong just a series of events that prevented me from getting to do…
