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…
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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…
