Crazy Spammers!
If you’re of my generation or older you may associate the word spam with the canned meat product you find…
From the Archives: Spring of the Year When Granny was a Girl
Granny The other evening I asked Granny what she remembered about Spring of the year when she was a girl….
Squash and Onions
Our Sunday night supper: baked sweet potato, squash and onions, and baked fried chicken After a couple of years of…
Appalachian Vocabulary Test 164
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear the words and phrases….
Mean Roosters
My dad always told about when he was 9-10 years old and his mom had a mean Rhode Island Red…
From the Archives: The Late Spring Snow Of March 17, 1936
1936 left to right: TJ, Ellen (Mother), Leveta, Charles, and Louise (Photo provided by Charles Fletcher) March 17, 1936–One of…
Grandpa’s Still
Today’s guest post was written by Garland Davis. It was in the fall of 1956. Grandpap and I were resting…
Jealous of Folks Going by Shank’s Mare
The video readings I’ve been doing from “Common Folks” written by Verna Mae Slone have got me to studying on…
Old Man Winter Returns
Old man winter has returned to the southern mountains of Appalachia. The spring like days we’ve been having have disappeared…
Sounds of Spring
Bent Creek Road Photo Courtesy of Southern Appalachian Digital Collections Listen for the Spring peepers after the New Year, whatever…
Make Do Days
Today’s guest post was written by Brenda Smith. I saw this golden grass while walking along the Little Tennessee River…
Betty Grueninger’s Flower Garden
Photo courtesy of Western Carolina University Southern Appalachian Digital Collections This 1941 image showing Betty Grueninger (1896-1971) and two men planning…