Holly, Mistletoe, and Teaberry
Photo courtesy of NC State Extension We have gathered holly and mistletoe for Christmas time, although not for many years….
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Holly Trees for Christmas
I Dream Of Christmas written by Granny Wilson I dream of Christmases of long agoOf trampling home thru cold and snowOf…
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Christmas 2023
We had a wonderful Christmas yesterday. I hope you did too. Our gathering was smaller than usual. Neither my nephew…
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Merry Christmas from Blind Pig and The Acorn 2023
Sending wishes for a very Merry Christmas to each of you from all of us here at Blind Pig and…
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Christmas Eve & Joy to the World
“Joy to the World!” is one of my favorite Christmas songs. Who couldn’t be inspired by those hopeful peppy cheerful…
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Turkey at Christmas
Gertrude Keener: We would help put on a Christmas play at church. We dressed the children up in paper dresses….
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Keeping Family in our Hearts at Christmastime
My family always had our stockings (socks) filled with a tangerine, orange and stick candy, oh how we all looked…
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From the Archives: Folklore Surrounding Christmas in Appalachia
December 22, 2016 A few weeks back I told you I’d share some Christmas folklore from one of my favorite…
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Hard Times
It was hard times back when I was a child, and when Christmas came, people enjoyed it. They really loved…
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Granny’s Christmas Mints
A week or so ago I woke up with Granny’s Christmas mints on my mind. I hadn’t eaten them in…
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Dolls for Christmas
Icie Rickman: We also made dolls and gave them to each other for Christmas. We made little rag dolls, shuck…
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Selling Christmas Greenery
Galax growing behind our house Daddy was a Rock Mason, but he had the knowhow to fix anything, including electrical. One…
