Christmas without Pap
For weeks my annoying brain has kept reminding me this would be the first Christmas in my entire life…
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Merry Christmas from the Blind Pig and The Acorn
Sending wishes for a very Merry Christmas to each of you from all of us here at the Blind Pig…
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Christmas Gift
Granny with her mother Gazzie 1963 – Ranger NC Christmas gift, interjection 2 Merry Christmas! in a Christmas day ritual:…
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The Pit of Christmas – 1953
Today’s guest post was written by John Carlton Templeton. Photo – Archives of the City of Kingsport “The Pit…
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Folklore Surrounding Christmas in Appalachia
A few weeks back I told you I’d share some Christmas folklore from one of my favorite books Dorie Woman…
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December in Appalachia
December in the Hills – John Parris December in the hills is a sprig of berry-bright holly, a spray of…
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Making Christmas Ornaments from Nature
Several years ago I learned how to make snowflake or snowball Christmas ornaments from the book A Foxfire Christmas. One of the…
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Sugar Cookies for Christmas
Every Christmas since I was big enough I’ve made Granny’s recipe for Christmas Sugar Cookies. I started out making…
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Tidings of Comfort and Joy
Funerals are sad anytime of the year, but they seem especially sad during the joyous season of Christmas. On Friday…
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My Favorite Christmas Ornaments
Most of my Christmas ornaments are handmade by Granny. The girls’ elementary school was big on ornament making so…
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More about Moss
After reading my Gathering Moss for Christmas post earlier this week, B.Ruth left the follow comment and she also sent…
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Gathering Moss for Christmas
We never knew about Gallackin but we did gather moss and boxwood cuttings to sell to florists. Way back in…
