Appalachian Vocabulary Test 54
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test-take it and see how you do. Ease around Eating table Epizooticks Everly…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 53
It’s time for this month’s vocabulary test-take it and see how you do. Dwindle down Draw fire Daub Dadjimit Dodge…
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Spring Has Sprung – At Least According To The Calendar
Only a week ago, it seemed spring had indeed sprung-now not so much. Although the calendar tells me Spring has arrived-my…
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‘Spring’ In The Appalachian Language
The last few days have felt like Spring here in Southern Appalachia and according to the calendar Spring arrives for…
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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…
