Old Words and Phrases from Fred
Today’s guest post was written by Fred McPeek. Here in West Virginia we called the noon time meal Dinner. Dad…
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Old Sayings
Say rabbit rabbit the first day of the month before you speak to anyone and you will have good luck…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 162
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear the words and phrases….
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I Finally Got A Little Snow
I didn’t have a white Christmas but I did get a skiff of snow Monday night. We didn’t realize it…
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Ferninst to the Barn
As I was reading the book Alex Stewart Portrait of a Pioneer a word kept jumping out at me ever…
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The Mystery of the Hacked Beans
Back in 2019 I received the following question about hacked beans. Hi, Tipper. My great grandparents and kin moved to…
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Harricun Ian
Before Ian made landfall it was forecasted to come up through Georgia and over us, but that didn’t happen. It…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 161
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear the words and phrases….
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The First Airish Days of Fall
We’ve had some deliciously airish weather move into southern Appalachia. This morning when I got up it was 45 degrees….
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They!
They! Look at the yellow root a growing. Several weeks ago Sandra sent me the following email. Today someone said,…
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Learning New Words
Tipper a true raconteur I was recently chided for saying things like okry, tater, and mater in my videos. Anyone…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 160
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear the words and phrases….
