My Lenten Roses are Blooming
I’ve grown lenten roses (Hellebores) for many years. Their lovely blooms sometimes start appearing as early as late December. They…
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March 4th (Forth) – 2022
Year’s ago Blind Pig reader Kenneth Roper shared the story of his mother telling him and his brothers that March…
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From the Archives: Old Growth
The Blind Pig & The Acorn Archives are like an encyclopedia, albeit not a very well curated encyclopedia. The nature…
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The Hope of Daffodils
Over the last week and a half I’ve noticed daffodils blooming throughout Brasstown. Here on the north side of the…
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Goat Mascot
Today’s guest post was written by Wayne Easter. In the 1960s photograph (made in my front yard) a sure sign…
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Hearing Appalachian Language
“There is much to be said for simply being oneself while not using it as an excuse not to get…
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The Worry Months
Today’s guest post was written by Dean Rathbone. My great grandparents, John McElrath and Dorcas Quilliams McElrath. Grandpa Charlie, Minnie,…
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A Crazy Love Story
With Valentines floating around I was reminded of the craziest love story I ever heard. I stumbled on it in…
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Pictures of our people and place
Today’s guest post was written by Don Casada. Pictures of our people and place This will be an introductory piece…
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Early Carvings from Brasstown
Today’s post was written by Chitter. Every now and then I get a feeling that there is a Brasstown Carvers’…
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February in Pigeon Roost 4
The 1974 Winter Edition of the Foxfire Magazine contains a compilation of newspaper articles written by Harvey Miller. At the…
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Playing With Dynamite – The Deep Hole
Today’s guest post was written by Ed Ammons. About a mile below the swinging bridge at Needmore, near the mouth…
