Lemonade in Choestoe
“My first memory of lemonade was at Grandpa Collins’s house. My mother’s sisters, India, Avery and Ethel were what we…
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Chickama, Chickama, Craney Crow
Today’s guest post was written by Charline Venturini. Chatter being silly – not sure if she was making herself a…
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Reciting Poetry
Ruby Sue As I sat in the back row in second grade, I enjoyed every learning experience. Two of my…
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Other Ways to Decide Who’s It
We’ve already talked about counting taters to see who was it in a game, but today I wanted to share…
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Blind Pig and The Acorn News
Next summer I’ll be teaching my Mountain Flavors class at the John C. Campbell Folk School again. The class is…
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Summer Imagination
Summer was such a great time and, like you said, it seemed to last forever. During the day, I helped…
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Where I Used to Wander
Recently the girls have been doing the song “Way Back in the Hills.” It was written by Bob Amos and…
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Playing School Bus
I remember playing School Bus even before I started school. We had about six or eight old straight chairs. You…
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Zizzers
“We made what we called a “zizzer” out of a big two hole button and a strang. To make one,…
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Making Mud Pies
One of my favorite things to play when I was a girl was mud pies. I found mixing dirt and…
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The Innocent Joys of a Smokies Childhood
THE INNOCENT JOYS OF A SMOKIES CHILDHOOD – written by Jim Casada I didn’t know it at the time, just…
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My New Favorite Cookbook
The John C. Campbell Folk School just published a new cookbook. The book contains over 200 recipes. Many are tried…
