A Spring Saturday
Yesterday, we helped Granny and Pap get the garden at their house ready for planting. There was tilling; there was…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Coffee
Are you a coffee drinker? I am, but usually only in the mornings. Pap drinks a cup of coffee with…
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Maple Blooms And Spring
Over the past few weeks I’ve been watching the Maple trees slowly turn red. Funny how some trees start out…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – The Fruit Stand
Over the past few days, I’ve noticed the guys at our local fruit stand whipping things into shape. Makes me…
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The Dutch Oven Mystery
Back last summer, me and Pap made a trip to visit Charles Fletcher. You might remember I interviewed him for…
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Little White Washed Chimney
Have you ever noticed chimneys are often the last vestige of old home places? The one in the photo is…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – I Say Daffodil Do You Say Jonquil?
I say Daffodil. Granny says Jonquil. An older lady I know says Easter flower. And my Dictionary of Smoky Mountain…
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An Innocent Moonshiner
Today’s guest post is written by Ed Myers (Bryson City, NC) AN INNOCENT MOONSHINER By way of background and to…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – The Drive In
The film building is all that’s left of our old drive in movie. Since it’s on the way to town…
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Making A Mess
On the recent vocabulary test, someone mentioned the word gom. I knew I had written about it before, but once…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Swinging On Grapevines
You can see what’s about to happen. She’s thinking it over-deciding if it’ll hold her weight. Have you ever…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 29
Time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test-take it and see how you do. Never mind Nice Turned Nary Nature Nubin…
