Appalachian Vocabulary Test 179
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear the words and phrases….
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Pitch Over in the Lake
In one of my recent videos Granny said her mother would send her along with her grandpa when he went…
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From the Archives: Way Up In The Middle Of The Night
October 5, 2017 The other morning Granny asked The Deer Hunter if he heard someone shooting way up in the…
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A Working
working, working bee noun A gathering of neighbors to help a family with such activities as house raising or corn…
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I Call Shotgun
“I call shotgun” is a phrase I grew up saying and I still hear folks say it today. The girls…
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Having Good Wind
In my last reading of The Thread That Runs So True I was reminded of the way we use the…
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Power Outages & Cutting the Light Out
My heart has been heavy for all of the folks who lost their electricity during the storm. Many of whom…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 178
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear the words and phrases….
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Dinner & Supper
Summer supper: corn, fried squash, carrot salad, cucumbers, tomato, and cornbread. Dinner—The meal eaten at mid-day. Supper—The evening meal. —Celebrating…
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Stout
stoutA adjective1 vigorous, robust, full of energy; in good health (especially after recovering from an illness.)1834 Seal Letter My wife…
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Did You Ever Sit On Your Fist?
“As kids, if we told our mother we were tired or wanted a chair. She would say “sit down on…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 177
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear the words and phrases….
