A while back we were warming up in the back of a church before performing when I noticed the picture above hanging on the wall. I was immediately taken back to elementary school and the wonder of seeing many similar pictures when students sold them as a way to raise money for the big 8th grade trip. In those days the big trip wasn’t to a different country nor even a far distant state. The big 8th grade trip at…
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Last week when I shared the post about ginseng, J. Wayne Fears sent me an email. Here’s a portion of…
Today’s guest post was written by J. Wayne Fears. We had received our orders, we were required to read a…
Veler Marcus: Daddy would make us rope swings. Tie a rope in a loop on a limb in the yard…
“My granny dipped snuff. She washed out a snuff tin and cut me a toothbrush. She mixed cocoa powder and…
Someone left a comment the other day about their grandmother dipping snuff. Both my grandmothers dipped snuff at one time…
♪ ♫ Tater Pie! Tater Pie! Choked to death on a cold tater pie. Yes I thought to the Lord…
Folklore that foretold who you would marry or how many children you’d have was very popular with girls when I…
She called out to them, “Fee, fum, foe, fie. All’s not ready holler I.” “Not I! Not I!” they screamed…
Blind Pig reader Hazel Carr, sent me the following question after reading the childhood game posts I’ve been sharing. “Do…