Long Sweetening and Short Sweetening
A few years back Blind Pig reader Paula Rhodarmer left this comment: “Dear Tipper, I too love honey mixed with…
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Jewelweed the Perfect Fall Color
“I love Jewelweed. The perfect Fall color. It does have a fascinating way of propagating itself. Impatiens also do the same,…
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Poor as a Church House Mouse in Appalachia
I switched things up in my latest video interview. I let Paul ask the questions. Paul actually conducted the interview…
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Rattlesnake Gospel for Jacob Job
Today’s guest post was written by Don Casada. Way over in the County of Cherokee,Where hills hold fast and the…
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Dog Days and Rusty Nails
One very hot summer, right in the middle of dog days, we had about 17 to cook for, they were…
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The Root of Evil
Last week when I shared the post about ginseng, J. Wayne Fears sent me an email. Here’s a portion of…
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September in Appalachia and the Dying of Summer
In southern Appalachia we’re in that weird time period between summer and fall. We’ve had a few teases of fall,…
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Too Bad She Don’t Love Me
Every once in a while I get one of the songs Pap and Paul used to do on my mind…
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Hunting Ginseng in Appalachia
I got to thinking about hunting ginseng a couple of weeks ago, oh I never hunted it myself, but I…
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The Sinner was a Swimmer
Today’s guest post was written by J. Wayne Fears. Not all the characters that frequented the remote mountain community of…
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Ground cherries, husk tomatoes, and gooseberries in Appalachia
Do you like ground cherries? I love them! The Deer Hunter and the girls don’t care much for them, but…
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Nicknames
I’m into nicknames…not hard to guess since mine overtook my real name a long time ago. In case you haven’t…
