Winfred Cagle’s Wisdom
Today’s guest post was written by Don Casada. Winfred Cagle’s WisdomDon Casada, October 2018 In Tipper’s 5 Things piece of…
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Noland Creek
Noland Creek The Noland Creek area of Swain County NC is part of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, but…
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Looks Horrible…Tastes Great
Have you ever cooked something that looked like it ought to be throwed out, but tasted great? I’m going to…
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Moody River
I went way back in the Blind Pig and The Acorn Youtube Channel archives for this week’s Pickin’ and Grinnin’…
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The Train and Murphy
Photo by Kathryn Keily Jenkins On October 6, 2018 a crowd of people gathered in downtown Murphy NC to “Call…
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Appalachian Therapies
Since we talked about slang expletive words used in frustration or anger yesterday I thought today it’d be good to…
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Slang Expletive Words
A few weeks back Blind Pig reader Dana Wall left the following comment: “I am fairly new to this site….
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Being Backwards
Tipper backward adjective Reserved, shy, bashful. 1862 (in 1999 Davis Civil War Letters) 49 if that should be the result…
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Pumpkin Cream Cheese Breakfast Cake
In the fall issue of “North Carolina Field & Family” magazine there’s a recipe for Pumpkin Cream Cheese Breakfast Cake. The…
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I’ll Choose Jesus – Original Song by Jerry Wilson
Today’s post was written by Paul. I found this version of Pap’s song “I’ll Choose Jesus” on one of the…
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Following the Signs
“My grandmother Cora did everything by the signs. Plant, harvesting, canning and preserving of course but also hog killing, fishing…
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Snakes and Brothers
Pap and his family – Pap is the boy in the overalls The oldest child in the family is often…
