September in Pigeon Roost 2
Chinquapin The 1974 Winter Edition of the Foxfire Magazine contains a compilation of newspaper articles written by Harvey Miller. At…
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Have You Ever Been Qualmish?
Qualmish, adj. Sick at the stomach; inclined to vomit; affected with nausea. ~Virginia Folk-Speech 1899 —- Several years ago I…
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Worn Memories
“There’s a backwards ole town that’s often remembered, so many times that my memories are worn.” “Paradise” – John Prine…
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Jelly Bags
“Although you can buy jelly bags, they are easy things to improvise. I always use the washed and bleached out…
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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….
