Red Bud Winter & Remnants of Fall Garden
Winter has returned to Brasstown. The warm temperatures we’ve been enjoying have skedaddled for the next several days. We know…
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Dentistry in the Mountains of Western NC
Southern Appalachian Digital Collections James Madison Zachary House in Norton, North Carolina This undated photograph shows James Madison Zachary’s house,…
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Spring Blooms
My lenten roses have been blooming for several weeks and now daffodils and crocus are putting on a show. I…
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The Joy of the Commonplace
Sun coming up over the ridge in Wilson Holler Commonplace A commonplace life, we say, and we sigh;But why should…
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March 4th (Forth) – 2026
Year’s ago Blind Pig reader Kenneth Roper shared the story of his mother telling him and his brothers that March…
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Mayonnaise Cake – So Good!
Several months ago Charlotte sent me her recipe for mayonnaise cake. I thought it sounded really good, but never got…
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Take My Hand Precious Lord
Last week I stumbled onto a recent video upload from The Marksmen of the old hymn “Take My Hand Precious…
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Re-Using Our Old Metal
Matt has two sides finished on the shed we’ve been working on since last year. The front will be open,…
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Using Granny’s Mulch
Last fall Matt helped me remove some overgrown hostas from the bed under the kitchen window that flows down to…
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Cold Weather in Robbinsville
Robbinsville, 1917-18 That winter of the Great War froze the cattle and the hogs. Oxen couldn’t stand the ice, would…
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The First Gravel in Years
Yesterday we had some much needed work done on our driveway. We’ve lived here almost 30 years and our driveway…
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Fat Pine Torches
Fat Pine Torch Our second day at the Alum Cave (and third one from home) was a remarkably cheerless one;…
