Too Little and Too Late
Today’s post was written by Paul. “Too Little and Too Late” is a great song, written by Homer Strickland, that…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Honeysuckle
Our nephew Ben and his sweet wife hosted a 4th of July cookout for all of us at their house….
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Building Loose Haystacks
Building loose haystacks Two men pile up hay in a loose stack around a large stick to make haystacks. One…
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Cucumbers Starting to Come in
Our cucumbers are starting to come in. We ate our first one straight from the garden yesterday. It was so…
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Granny Was Right
1952 Cherokee Scout Thank you to everyone who commented on yesterday’s post about Granny’s new found treasure. Granny was right…
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Granny Found a Piece of History
Granny was doing some cleaning out and found this old flyer. It doesn’t have a date on it, but she…
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Summer Recreation & Jaybirding
Recreation was simple, cheap and locally based. “Jaybirding” in a stream was popular, and acceptable for young men. Hunting trips…
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Tree Cutting in the Holler
Granny’s having tree work done around her house so the sounds of chainsaws and machinery have filled the holler. Tree…
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Planting by the Signs for June 2025
There’s a few things we’d still like to plant in this year’s garden. The main thing is a few watermelons….
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What a Friend We have in Jesus (with Granny)
Today’s post was written by Paul. Granny and I have always loved the beautiful, true hymn “What a Friend We…
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Drinking from a Gourd
Photo from Southern Appalachian Digital Collections taken by by Edgar S. Purdom Traveling from Pineville to Harlan, Kentucky, a gentleman…
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A Story for Memorial Day
Yesterday I was reminded of a guest post Jim Casada wrote back in 2012. I decided to reshare it today….
