Rubber Inner Tubes and Summer Storms
“Today’s read conjures up a plethora of memories of thunderstorms from my youth and into the present, but I will…
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Watching Westerns with Granny
Back in June I left my full time position with John C. Campbell Folk School to focus on my passion…
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Using Outhouses and Slop Jars
“I was born in the early 1950’s and until my sister and I were around 5 and 6 years old…
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5 Things
1. It’s been an exciting summer around the Blind Pig and The Acorn house! Chatter’s boyfriend proposed to her and…
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Doghobble
doghobble noun A common evergreen shrub (Leucothoe spp) having dense, tangled limbs and branches. [DARE labels this term “chiefly southern Appalachians”] 1926 Hunnicutt Twenty Years 124…
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Looking for the Far Blue Mountains
We recently had the opportunity to get away for a few days. For generations folks from the mountains, like us,…
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I Know Who Holds Tomorrow
Pap sitting on Granny Gazzie’s front porch Earlier this week on Pap’s birthday I shared a funny story he told…
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Hauling Peaches
Way back in the day Pap’s uncle Frank decided to go get a load of peaches. Some of them he…
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I Beg Your Pardon
A couple of weeks ago when I was teaching at John C. Campbell Folk School I took my class on…
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My Life in Appalachia 14
I don’t know if the blooms are prettier this year or if its that I’ve had more time to look…
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The Flag of the United States
Today’s guest post was written by Earl Cagle. THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “Old Glory”, “Stars and…
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Growing Baccer in Western North Carolina
Today’s guest post was written by Ed Ammons. The Baccer Patch The worst memories of my young life are of…
