Our recent snowy weather brought an old saying about snow to mind. Back when I worked at the college one of my co-workers often shared tidbits about growing up in Western North Carolina. I loved the stories she told me about her daddy. One of the things she shared was that when they sat down for a meal he’d teasingly tell her “Well it’s better than a snowball sister.” Over the years I’ve noticed the snowball saying several times in…
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Appalachian Dialect
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear the words and phrases.…
I wrote about the word stog back in 2015, but so many folks commented about the word in yesterday’s post…
Two of Chitter’s handmade cabochons It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you…
Yesterday’s post about being afraid made me think of all the ways we say we’re scared. Here’s a few that…
When I was a girl I loved playing with baby dolls. I had several and especially enjoyed playing with the…
mortally adverb Extremely, exceedingly, intensely; at all. c1940 Simms Coll She wuz so mortally glad to see us. 1940 Still…
airish adjective1 Of the weather: cool, fresh, breezy.c1959 Weals Hillbilly Dict 2 = drafty, breezy, cool. “Shet the door. It…
The comments on yesterday’s post proved the names in Appalachia are as colorful as the language we use. I’m sending…
Tipper (with black shoes), Gazzie, Tina (my first cousin) I’ve been thinking about unusual names in Appalachia. My Granny Gazzie’s…