5 Things
The girls recently went on a treasure hunting expedition up the creek. This is my favorite piece they found. The…
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“Ole Billy’s” Beard
Today’s guest post was written by Garland Davis. I recently told the story of roping the Billy goat. During that narrative,…
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Equinoctial Storms
We’ve had stormy weather for the last several days. Over four inches of rain has fallen and the thunder and…
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Catching Spring Lizards
My nephew who was two years younger than me caught spring lizards for our spending money. We would catch 3…
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Talking About Sense of Place in Appalachia
In my latest video I talk about the sense of place most Appalachians feel about their homeland. It’s a subject…
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Overheard
“There ain’t nothing like it ‘cept more of it.”
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Commenced
commence, commence to transitive/intransitive verb To begin, start (followed by various forms, including infinitives, verbal nouns, and adverbs).1867 Harris Sut…
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Two Seasons in One Day
“The morning had started out cold, but grew progressively warmer. That was how spring announced itself in the mountains. Days…
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Blind Pig & The Acorn Validation
In the last few weeks I’ve received some very nice validation for my efforts of celebrating and preserving Appalachian culture…
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Words that Start with B in Appalachia
In my recent video I share words from Appalachia that begin with the letter B. I used the “Dictionary of…
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My Newest Old Bottle
The Deer Hunter brought me a dandy old bottle the other day. He found it on a recent turkey hunting…
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The Year I turned 9
1979 was the year I turned nine. My world revolved around what Paul and I could come up with to…
