Overheard
“Sounds like they’ve made you the ramrod up there.” —- Tipper Overheard: snippets of conversation I overhear in Southern Appalachia Subscribe for…
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Strawberry Bush
Strawberry bush noun A wild shrub (Euonymus americanus). Same as hearts a-bustin’ (with love). 1937 Thornborough Great Smoky Mts 25…
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5 Things
Chatter and her crotchet 1. Christmas will be here before you know it. Chatter has been crocheting presents as fast…
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Brasstown Blotter – Dear Boys and Girls
The Brasstown Blotter was a small publication published in the late 1930s and early 1940s by the John C. Campbell…
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Quietus
Chatter and Chitter often needed a quietus put on them when they were little. Looks like Chatter put a quietus…
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Old Yellow Dog Come Trotting Through The Meeting House
Photo by Ron Priest Back sometime last spring the girls learned an old fiddle tune from David Kaynor when he…
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Ghost Lilies or Naked Ladies
After reading my September Charm post earlier this week Jim Casada sent me the following email: “Tipper—Today’s blog touched me…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 116
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear the words and phrases….
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Garden Round-Up
Our garden is almost done for this year. We’re still getting peppers, tomatoes, and okra, but that’s it. As with…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – September Charm
It’s been over 15 years since my aunt shared a start of her Japanese Anemones with me. I have them…
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Want Tickets To JCCFS’s 44th Fall Festival? I’ve Got some to Giveaway!
The John C. Campbell Folk School’s famed Fall Festival is just around the corner. Here’s the details from their website….
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Possum Grapes
Possum Grapes As I told you a few weeks back, I grew up enjoying the goodness of the Fox Grapes…
