Appalachia Through My Eyes – Arsh Potatoes
Last night for supper we had: grilled barbecue ribs, pickled beans and corn, and baked arsh potatoes. It was all…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 52
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test-take it and see how you do. Disfurnish Disregardless Do around Dough beater…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Jinx And You Owe Me A Coke
When I was young if two people said the same word or phrase at the same time both people yelled…
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Appalachia Vocabulary Test 51
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test-take it and see how you do. Call Camp meeting Cap Case knife…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Oh My Nerves
Are you a nervous person? Normally I’m not. But sometimes we all encounter things that startle us or make us…
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Appalachian Grammar Lesson 20
According to The Dictionary of Smoky Mountain English people in my area use the word never in two ways which differ…
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It’s A Bed Pig!
If you guessed yesterday’s What Is It? was a foot warmer, a hot water bottle, or a bed warmer you…
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Black Walnuts Or Black Warnuts
Last week Charles Fletcher left this comment: Many years ago I remember the old timers calling walnuts “Warnets” Will you look this…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 50
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test-take it and see how you do! Calf rope Carry Carry on Cheatingest…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 49
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test-take it and see how you do. Bust up Boomer Bobble Blow Blatherskite…
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Appalachian Grammar Lesson 19
Remember back in elementary school when you learned about verbs and their tenses? Pap is the first boy in the…
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Brasstown NC In 1920 – In 2012
Fred O. Scroggs-photo provided by the John C. Campbell Folk School Fred O. Scroggs was a storekeeper here in Brasstown,…
