Laurel Hells
laurel hell noun A dense growth of laurel (i.e. rhododendron) 1977 Hamilton Mountain Memories 48 Far back in the big…
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Brrr…It’s Blackberry Winter!
Blackberries blooming behind the chicken coop Blackberry winter arrived in Brasstown this week. This morning we woke up to a…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 135
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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Vegetables and Hickory Chickens
“Along with milk and eggs, vegetables were an integral part of our diet in the mountains. The vegetables most commonly…
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Corduroy Road
corduroy road noun 1995 Weber Rugged Hills 83 When the ground was flat, it was hard for the team to…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Dogwood Winter
At the end of last week dogwood winter came to my area of Appalachia. We had frost and temps as…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 134
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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Only Got a Skiff of Snow
Over the last two weeks we’ve had several days of snow, but none of them have been more than a…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 133
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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Sayings from Suzann
Here’s the most recent sayings my friend Suzann and her mother sent me: plagued or plauging = worrying. “Something’s been…
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Hoodoo’d Potatoes
A few weeks ago I received the follow question on the Blind Pig and The Acorn’s Facebook page. “Hi! My…
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February: The Month for Mollygrubs
The Free Dictionary has this entry for mullygrubs: Rur. to feel depressed. She had the mullygrubs because her husband was out…
