Drinking Water
A mountain spring “While tea and coffee were scarce in the pre-Revolutionary backcountry, most mountain settlers fortunately found themselves with…
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Returning to the Historic Union County Courthouse
The Pressley Girls, Paul, and Tipper at the Historic Union County Courthouse Over the years we’ve often performed at the…
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A Big Change For Me And The Blind Pig & The Acorn
2020 wasn’t the greatest year for the world, but in many ways it was an exceptionally good year for us…
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Pasteboard Box
Earlier this year I convinced The Deer Hunter to build a garden bed behind the greenhouse, but so far all…
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My Life in Appalachia 13
Last week when the Blind Pig was offline for a hosting move, I published another video giving a peek into…
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The First Cutting of Hay
Over the last week or so I’ve noticed people cutting their first haying of the year. When Pap was a…
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A Horseshoe Hanging in Time and Place
Today’s guest post was written by Ed Karshner. This is the third post in series of three. Follow these links…
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Lizard Fishing
“When we lived on Tucker Branch, me and Harold started to go lizard fishing. I was about 4 and Harold was…
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Have You Been Hearing the Whippoorwills?
For the past few evenings we’ve been hearing a lone whippoorwill singing its heart out. Most years we hear a…
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My Favorite Pancake Recipe
I’ve made pancakes since I was a little girl. I’ve tried different batter recipes and I’ve used various pancake mixes,…
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Hanging Horseshoes: Up or Down?
Today’s guest post was written by Ed Karshner. It’s the second in a series of three. Go here to read…
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Chatter Makes Our Soap
For the last several years Chatter has been making our soap. She learned the process from taking a class. At…
