Volunteers in the Garden
Volunteer cabbage plant volunteerA nounOften used attributively: an unsown plant or crop of vegetables or grain that comes up from…
Volunteer cabbage plant volunteerA nounOften used attributively: an unsown plant or crop of vegetables or grain that comes up from…
grab, grabble, gravel verbTo dig up with the hands, esp a potato early in the season, and smooth back the dirt around the…
Our tomatoes are coming in like crazy for us, especially the tommy-toes. If you’re unfamiliar with that type of tomato…
Dog days started on July 3 and I’ve been hearing folks talk about them. Day before yesterday Granny asked me…
If I’m a lying, I’m a dying!He’s a bald face liar and the truth ain’t in him.Mammy used to say,…
“Mom don’t know what went with her keys, but I found them!” A few days ago someone left a comment…
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear the words and phrases….
Grandpa Dave McKinney (not my grandpa, but a subscriber’s) A few weeks ago I received a dandy list of Appalachian…
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear the words and phrases….
Green-up Time“It’s coming green-up.” -Bill Dwyer The winds of winter taper;Calm reigns on hills and lea.A fulsome warmth comes creepingIn…
Tipper ugly adjective Of a person: bad-tempered, mean, misbehaving. 1992 Brooks Sthn Stuff 20 act ugly = misbehave. “My ma…
“Seems daffodils (we called them “Easter lilies”) never disappear once started. And thankfully deer don’t eat them which is one…