Kiger’s Store
Kiger’s Store Note: Kiger was the husband of Mama’s half-sister El short for Ella or Eller. Many families during the…
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From the Archives: Pap’s Advice of Being Your Ownself
October 10, 2021 Last week the girls uploaded a video of the old Merle Haggard song “The Way I Am.”…
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No Place Like Home
Granny’s and Pap’s porch with jars of kraut working In the Carolina mountains, home was a haven against the elements—most…
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Hearing From an Old Friend of the Blind Pig
A very blurry picture of Miss Cindy, Kenneth Roper, Granny Sue, B. Ruth, and Tipper 2014 Several long time Blind…
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Big Spiders
Photo from UGA Today Spiders and their webs are beyond common in the mountains of Appalachia. Seems like I notice…
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A Special Day
29 years ago today Matt and I were together in Northeast Georgia Medical Center. We arrived at 6:00 a.m. that…
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Finding Peace & Comfort
Guess you don’t really need any ideas for posts …..but your post about ‘ornery’ days got me thinking. (Yes, I…
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Big Hornets Nest
The girls noticed a huge hornets nest just off Corie and Austin’s driveway earlier this week. As often as we’ve…
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Great Sayings
“A great thing about sayings is, we can each make up our own if so inclined. That’s where most of…
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Katydids About Give Out
A katydid got in the kitchen yesterday. I noticed it when I was going out the door. Many of our…
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Getting Paid for a Job Well Done
Photo from the Southern Appalachian Digital Collections “My dad did a room onto a house including a fireplace and outside…
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Stopping for Funeral Processions
Uncle Henry’s funeral service was held at the funeral home. Afterwards everyone drove in a processional line to the church…
