Mayonnaise Cake – So Good!
Several months ago Charlotte sent me her recipe for mayonnaise cake. I thought it sounded really good, but never got…
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Take My Hand Precious Lord
Last week I stumbled onto a recent video upload from The Marksmen of the old hymn “Take My Hand Precious…
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Re-Using Our Old Metal
Matt has two sides finished on the shed we’ve been working on since last year. The front will be open,…
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Using Granny’s Mulch
Last fall Matt helped me remove some overgrown hostas from the bed under the kitchen window that flows down to…
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Cold Weather in Robbinsville
Robbinsville, 1917-18 That winter of the Great War froze the cattle and the hogs. Oxen couldn’t stand the ice, would…
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The First Gravel in Years
Yesterday we had some much needed work done on our driveway. We’ve lived here almost 30 years and our driveway…
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Fat Pine Torches
Fat Pine Torch Our second day at the Alum Cave (and third one from home) was a remarkably cheerless one;…
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From the Archives: Oh Little Momma your Daddys got the Deep Elem Blues
January 8, 2017 After Pap passed away I couldn’t bear to watch any of the videos we’ve filmed over the…
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Cold Weather Continues in Brasstown
Freezing temperatures have continued in Brasstown. The cold spell has us staying close to the woodstove. As I heard folks…
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Blind Pig & The Acorn – 2025 in Review
Every January I take a look back at what I’ve written during the course of the previous year. I’m always…
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Visiting Miss Cindy…Sort Of
This June Miss Cindy will have been gone for three years. Hard to believe it’s been that long. Although we…
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Firewood & Chunk
For many years we’ve got our friend Thomas to bring us a load of firewood. He does right-away clearing as…
