Poison Oak on the Hickory Tree
A few of you commented on the poison oak vine growing up the hickory tree in yesterday’s post. Luckily the…
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First Hand Account of the 1918 Flu in Appalachia
David Brose, who was the longtime Folklorist at John C. Campbell Folk School, gave me a copy of a recorded…
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Solitude High on the Mountain
Give me solitude high on the mountain; In a cathedral not made by man. Oh, let me hear a hymn…
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Using Snuff Glasses
“Do you remember the days when snuff came in a glass container? Those snuff glasses were welcomed into every home…
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Goodbye Apple Tree
Slightly behind as usual, The Deer Hunter and I went out to prune the apple trees a couple weekends ago….
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Blind Pig & The Acorn Turns 12
Photos from my first year of blogging There was another birthday yesterday besides Granny’s , the Blind Pig and The…
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Checking on Daffodils
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tipper (@blindpigandacorn) on Feb 17, 2020 at 1:30pm PST I recently…
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The Unclouded Day
I’m still listening to my usb drive full of jumbled up music. This week I was surprised to hear Pap…
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People Who Once Lived Here
The acreage above our house is full of old homeplaces. There were a few that were still inhabited when Pap…
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Shivaree
Curtis and Bonnie Mease – Miss Cindy’s parents charivari noun [pronounced shivaree, with stress on both first and third syllables;…
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The Ballad of Kidder Cole
Cole-Tate House courtesy of the Laurel Magazine Cashiers Valley Kidder Cole was the belle of the mountains. A boy in…
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Stamey Creek
Today’s post was written by Chitter. Stamey Creek What is it that makes Appalachians so tied to their land? Is…
