Flumlolly!
A few month’s back Sheila, a Blind Pig reader, left a comment about the word flumlolly. I emailed her to…
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Meet Richard Carter, traditional wood carver
I recently interviewed my dear friend Richard Carter. I’m sharing the video in today’s post. Richard and I discussed his…
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September in Pigeon Roost 3
The 1974 Winter Edition of the Foxfire Magazine contains a compilation of newspaper articles written by Harvey Miller. At the…
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Planting by the Signs Calendar for September 2020
Our summer garden is just about done for. We’re still getting okra, tomatoes, a few cucumbers, and a few beans,…
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Appalachian Characters – Josh Griggs
Appalachia is full of unique colorful characters. In today’s video I’m sharing an interview I did with one of those…
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Why I Never Left Appalachia
I’ve never lived anywhere but in the mountains of Western North Carolina—smack dab in the middle of Appalachia. When I…
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The Appalachian Retelling Project
A few weeks back I stumbled on The Appalachian Retelling Project website. Once I realized the site was dedicated to…
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Appalachian Resilience
I’m still trying to get the hang of this interview thing. I convinced The Deer Hunter to let me interview…
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Brand Fired New
brand fire new, bran fire new adjective phraseCompletely new, freshly made. Same as fire new.1834 Crockett Narrative 145 I therefore…
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Settin’ Up With The Sick
“When a member of the family become ill, no matter how minor, family members “set” up with that person all…
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Appalachian Reflections from Evelyn Louzine Jenkins Wilson born 1940
I managed to do another interview! I convinced Granny to help me out on this one. The interview turned out…
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Have You Seen Any Yellow Jackets?
About a week ago Don Casada sent me an email to ask if I’d seen any yellow jackets this year….
