Spice Bush & Birch Tea
I’ve never been a fan of hot tea. In fact I downright disliked it. The only person I remember drinking…
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Natural Bug Repellants
The dreaded squash bugs have already found my cucumbers! I picked several off yesterday. I’m going to have to make…
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Making Slingshots
Ila helping Mary with her slingshot I registered for the nature studies class months ago. I didn’t tell Paul about…
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The Blind Pig Bounce
Today’s post was written by Paul. In the mid 90’s, I attended the University of North Carolina in Asheville to…
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Passing Seeds Down
Mom saved seeds from every plant in her garden, including flowers. I don’t recall her ever buying any seeds at…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Snake Spit
When I was a girl the kids in the holler often played outside together in a gang that ranged from…
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Tame Blackberries
The tame blackberries we had growing above the house have about all died out. We built the bed and planted…
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Blackberry Picking Time
Blackberry blooms near the big garden Some of my fondest memories of family are at blackberry picking time. I thought my…
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Our New Favorite Place to Sit a Spell
Late of an evening you can often find us sitting in the shed. Sometimes we’re joined by Paul, Austin, and…
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Hay Making Miracle
I have a hay-making story I think your readers would appreciate. We recently had a week-long revival. Our pastor, who…
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Recipe for a Day
Good Morning, Acorns! This week at a thrift store, I found a wonderful old cookbook from 1949 called “The Bergen…
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Rain & Sunshine
We are forecasted to get much needed rain for the next several days. I am so thankful! The first bit…
