Its Not My Mountain Anymore: Riddles
Today I’m going to share a few riddles from It’s Not My Mountain Anymore written by Barbara Taylor Woodall: What’s…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Make A Preacher Cuss
According to The Deer Hunter-when you’re sitting in your deer stand and 2 enormous flatbed tractor trailers pull up and unload…
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Discerning Weather Signs – From: It’s Not My Mountain Anymore
The excerpt I’m going to share from It’s Not My Mountain Anymore written by Barbara Taylor Woodall today is one of…
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Calloused Hands
An excerpt from It’s Not My Mountain Anymore written by Barbara Taylor Woodall: Dad was quiet, tall and lanky, dressed in…
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A Special Book
It was several months ago that I first heard of Barbara Taylor Woodall’s book It’s Not My Mountain Anymore. Barbara…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Liable To
According to my daughters the following statements were said by me in the last week: “Be careful you’re liable to…
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Why Are Ghost Stories Popular In Appalachia?
Every year since I first started the Blind Pig, I’ve tried to share scary, spooky, and unexplained things during the…
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The Devil In Appalachian Language
In my opinion, the Devil, takes first seat when it comes to scary tales-stories-and songs in Appalachia. He is also…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Goodbye Indian Summer
I spent most of Saturday cleaning up around the yard. I picked the few remaining peppers-tomatoes-and watermelons, pulled up the…
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Buzzards That Wear Bells – What?
Ever heard stories about a buzzard that flew around wearing a bell? Here’s an old newspaper article detailing one such…
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Ghosties-The Booger Man-Bloody Bones
Did your parents ever scare you into minding them? When Papaw and his brothers were small they lived by a deep…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Fall Is Here
It feels like fall in the southern highlands of Appalachia: Chilly mornings and glorious blue sky afternoons with the mountains…
