Traditional Mountain Character Traits
Today’s guest post was written by Jim Casada. Tipper’s Papaw Wade Wilson In her often overlooked book, Spirit of the…
Today’s guest post was written by Jim Casada. Tipper’s Papaw Wade Wilson In her often overlooked book, Spirit of the…
Vanhook Church is located not too far over the Georgia line on Spur 60 headed towards Mineral Bluff. I had…
Today’s guest post was written by Jim Casada AN ODE TO OCTOBER John Parris, one of my favorite mountain writers…
The Deer Hunter has been working on a set of steps to get up to the raised beds we put…
Over the weekend we had the first frost of the year. Although colder weather was forecasted, the frost wasn’t and…
From the Oct. 2, 1894 Wilmington Messenger newspaper: The Chronicle says that Wilkes County will send to the State fair a number…
It’s been a few weeks since the katy-dids stopped hollering at night. I always wish I could catch the first…
Pap and Paul One of the most soothing sounds I’ve ever heard is people singing two part harmony. Most folks…
Longtime Blind Pig reader Larry Griffith passed away back in March. He had been fighting cancer for a good long…
When I was growing up, it seemed like our chores were endless with not much time to play. After breakfast,…
Today’s guest post was written by Don Casada. Where I come from Its dragonflies and flutterbiesAnd rabbits on the run;Regal…
Over the last few days we’ve had our first real taste of fall of the year. The cool weather that…