Making a Garden Arch using Cattle Panels
In addition to using cattle panels to trellis our beans we made two arches with them. The larger arch is…
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A Giant Pile of Mulch
I’m so thankful to have a giant pile of mulch in my front yard! I’m even happier it didn’t cost…
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Whippoorwills in Topton
Photo by mass.gov “When I was little, after supper we’d go out on the front porch and listen to the…
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Gardening = Satisfaction
Putting up the cow panel bean trellis was a family project. The girls have been helping us garden since they…
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Happy Mother’s Day from Appalachia – 2020
Granny and Tipper The Louvin Brother’s wrote and performed my favorite song about mothers, “God Bless Her Cause She Is…
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Uncle Henry’s Azalea
Uncle Henry gave me this azalea ages ago. I planted it at the edge of the backyard. Seven or eight…
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Brrr…It’s Blackberry Winter!
Blackberries blooming behind the chicken coop Blackberry winter arrived in Brasstown this week. This morning we woke up to a…
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The Chicken Momma is a Healer too
Today’s post was written by Chitter. Growing chicks As you know I’ve been raising six small chickens in our basement. It…
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Our New Cattle Panel Bean Trellis
We decided to try a different way of trellising our greenbeans this year. For many years we’ve used the method…
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Our Father Owns it All
Last week was Earth Week, and on Earth Day Paul uploaded the old song “Our Father Owns it All.” Here’s…
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Slingshot Memories
I remember Pap making slingshots when we were kids. I tried once or twice to use one, but couldn’t master…
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Spring Folklore From Appalachia
Chatter and Ruby on a Spring day several years back A common piece of folklore tells us April showers brings…
