October in Pigeon Roost 2
The 1974 Winter Edition of the Foxfire Magazine contains a compilation of newspaper articles written by Harvey Miller. At the…
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Preserving Wild Apricots/Maypops
View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Pressley Girls (@thepressleygirls) on Oct 11, 2019 at…
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Sharing Old Songs
I hope you’ve enjoyed my week long look at the song “Just a Touch of the Past.” One of my…
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Are Appalachians too Nostalgic?
Tipper Pressley – Appalachian Blogger Just a touch of the past is I’ll I’m asking Just a feeling I’m wanting…
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Days that Will be First and Last
How I wish that my heart could ever wonder in those days that will be first and last In my…
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Sadness of the Traveler
Chitter, Chatter, and their cousins on Granny and Pap’s back porch Now I know all the sadness of the traveler…
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Hard to Stop Nature from Taking Over
This summer seems to have been busier than usual for the Blind Pig Family. Our schedule was jam packed with…
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Memories of Syrup Making Days
Chitter skimming syurp “When I was young, I always looked forward to the late summer because it meant syrup-making time….
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Reading in Appalachia
“Gertie thumbed through one of the books. Many of the poems were familiar as old neighbors who, though moved away…
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Children and Religion in Appalachia
Chitter and Chatter “A thump, thumping and smothered cries took her rushing to the stairway in time to catch Cassie…
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Strange Cars Bringing News from Beyond
Pap, his Uncle, and cousin George in New Port News VA during WWII “Gertie thought for an instant of a…
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Hills and Hollers of Appalachia are a Comfort
“She thought on Ann Liz and her farming as she reached the far end of the row where far below…
