Green Up in April
green up, green-up time noun Springtime.1976 Dwyer Southern Sayin’s 23 = springtime. “It’s comin’ green up.” 1991 Haynes Haywood Home 56 Springtime, just at green-up time, was the time for making popguns…
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Inside Outwards
I wear an old sweater or cardigan around the house. I probably take it off and put it on a…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 192
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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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Matt Har’d the Garden
Matt got the big garden har’d this week. Seeing all that rich dirt turned over makes me anxious for planting…
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March 4th (Forth) – 2026
Year’s ago Blind Pig reader Kenneth Roper shared the story of his mother telling him and his brothers that March…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 191
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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Cleaning Up the Hurrah’s Nest
hurrah’s nest nounA Variant form hoorah’s nest. (see 1956 in B).B A place or thing in complete disorder or confusion.1940 Haun Hawk’s Done 74 [She] said the…
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Lonesome for Granny
Lonesome ~ This word has a meaning that is unique and haunting. It is to have pangs of sadness in…
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Other Phrases for Dating
I really enjoyed everyone’s comments on yesterday’s post about courting. Such wonderful memories and stories were shared. Several commenters talked…
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Courting Memories
Pap and Granny Pap and Granny only courted three months before they got married. Matt and I courted for four…
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Flat-Out
flat-outA adjective Utter, plain, unambiguous.2009 Williams Maw Surry Maw Surry’s eyes told the flat out truth of youthful years lived…
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Colder’n Kraut
colder’n kraut adjective phrase 2009 Benfield Mt Born 130 = It’s very, very cold outside. The kraut referenced here is…
