Appalachia Through My Eyes – A Change is Afoot
There’s a feeling of fall afoot in the mountains of southern Appalachia. We’ve had a few mornings in the low…
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School Fund Raiser Memories
A while back we were warming up in the back of a church before performing when I noticed the picture…
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I’m Ready to Push Back the Green
This time of the year I’m ready for the green of summer to be gone. I walk outside and wish…
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Laboring with One’s Hands
Photo courtesy of JCCFS Over the last few months I’ve relished my labor. That statement might sound sort of strange,…
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Hay Stories
The cattle farm down the road lost an entire structure of hay recently. The whole shebang burnt to the ground…
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Fain House Radio Interview
I was recently featured on Fain House Radio. The host, Annie Fain Barralon, interviewed me last week and the podcast…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 151
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear the words and phrases….
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5 Things
1. Chatter’s room smells like a trapper’s cabin! No she’s not been running trap lines as a side hustle 🙂…
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Modern Dentistry
“Thank the good Lord for modern dentistry! When my mom was a little girl she had a relative, Reinhold Hoffman, who…
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School Memories from Haywood County NC
Sue Cole 2009 As my mind worried about the folks suffering in Haywood County yesterday I was reminded of a…
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Collecting Rocks from the Creek
I’ve always loved creek rocks. I’d like to think Chitter inherited her love of the creek from me, but I…
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Internet Woes
My internet provider has experienced a major outage. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that by the time you read this…
