Watching Westerns with Granny
Back in June I left my full time position with John C. Campbell Folk School to focus on my passion…
Auld Lang Syne
What a year 2020 has been. One that will go down in the annals of history for sure. I’ve never…
A Good Christmas
Christmas was strange this year for a lot of folks including us. We planned to eat together on Christmas day…
Christmas from the Blind Pig Archives
As I pondered on what to post this week I flipped back through the Blind Pig and The Acorn archives…
Planting by the Signs Calendar for July 2020
We’ve always known about succession planting and we usually try to do two planting of things like squash, cucumbers, and…
Appalachia Through My Eyes – Blooming Ivy
I don’t know if the Ivy blooms are more special this year or if I’ve just had more time to…
Excited about this Year’s Garden
I’m so excited about this year’s garden. In spring of the year the garden we plant always thrills me, but…
Appalachia Through My Eyes – The Smell of Fresh Turned Soil
Is there a better smell than fresh turned soil? At the end of a long work day I sat in…
Paradise
Back a few month’s ago the girls started fooling around with John Prine’s song “Paradise.” They never got the…
Planting by the Signs Calendar for May 2020
Can you believe today is the first day of May 2020? Is this year flying by or what! I’m anxious…
COVID-19 and Gigs
Tipper, Chitter, Chatter, and Paul – January 2020 As you might have guessed the whole COVID-19 thing has decimated our…
Garden Update
Tomato and pepper seedlings are growing taller each day, reaching their fragile green arms towards the sunshine coming through the…