Snake Doctor – Snake Feeder
One day last week one of the girls spotted this dragonfly on the new wheel chair ramp The Deer Hunter…
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Appalachian Grammar Lesson 28
Using adverbs without the correct ly suffix is common in Appalachia. A few examples: If I’m not bad fooled I believe his…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 77
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. Take it and see how you do! Run: for a…
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Waspers
wasp noun See also jasper. A variant singular forms wasper, wasp. 1942 Hall Phonetics 27 wasp, 79 wasper. B variant…
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Green Up
A few months ago I received the following email: Dear Ms. Pressley – I have enjoyed browsing your blog because…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 76
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test, take it and see how you do! Raggedy Raise up Rattle Trap…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 75
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. Take it and see how you do. Prize Popskull Pooch out Point…
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Appalachian Saying By Way of John Parris
Since I decided to feature Appalachian Sayings as a regular series here on the Blind Pig and The Acorn, I’ve…
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Irish Potatoes
Irish potato noun A variant forms arsh potato, arsh tater B The common white potato (with Irish added to distinguish…
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A Taste For
Last week I got a taste for chocolate gravy and it reminded me of a question Garland Davis sent me…
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Jinx – Or Pins Needles?
When I was young-if 2 people said the same word or phrase at the same time-both people yelled Jinx! Whoever…
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Appalachia Sayings – Spread Out Like A Week’s Worth Of Washing
During the recent cold snap I’ve had my seeds spread out in the kitchen like a week’s worth of washing. I’ve…
