Appalachia Through My Eyes – Cute as a Speckled Pup
The old saying cute as a speckled pup is still alive and well in Appalachia – especially when a pretty…
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Take and…
The most common definition for the word take is: lay hold of (something) with one’s hands; reach for and hold….
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Fire Sayings
My post earlier this week about smoke following beauty reminded me of a few other old sayings about fire-things like: If…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 96
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear some of the…
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Handwrite
handwrite noun Handwriting, style of penmanship. 1973 GSMNP-83:26. They was sixty words wrote, and they was two handwrites. 1995 Montgomery…
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The Milk is Blinked!
blinked, blinky A adjective Usu of milk; soured. 1956 Hall Coll. Del Rio TN You cain’t drink it. It’s blinked….
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Bad to…
bad to adjective phrase Having an unfortunate, undesirable, or excessive habit, inclination, or weakness for (doing something). The term usu…
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Arrowy?
Way back in the day I took an Appalachian Studies class in college. I thoroughly enjoyed it! The teacher was…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 95
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear some of the…
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Appalachian Sayings – Light a Rag
Junaluska Community – Cherokee Co. NC – July 2016 She said a storm was coming so she better light a rag…
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I’m Giving Away a Rooster!
This is my third post about Mike Norris and his book Mommy Goose Rhymes from the Mountains. I’m a fan of…
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Mommy Fell
Back in September I told you about Mike Norris and his book Mommy Goose Rhymes from the Mountains. It is…
