Spider Webs -They’re Everywhere!
I’ve never seen the like of spider webs as I have this year. Seems like every step I make inside…
I’ve never seen the like of spider webs as I have this year. Seems like every step I make inside…
Chatter and Chitter Summertime always makes me think back to being a kid. I remember summer vacation from school seemed…
Horseshoes are lucky-at least they’re supposed to be. My Granny Gazzie had horseshoes wrapped in aluminum foil above a few…
The other day I was outside working when I forgot something in the backyard. On my way to get it,…
Telling The Bees written by John Greenleaf Whittier 1894 Here is the place; right over the hill Runs the path…
*When planting beans press the soil with boot for good luck. (We always do this one. I love to see…
My big snow is still hanging around. We were finally able to get all the cars off the hill so…
I’ve been around pocket knives my entire life. Pap always said he felt naked without his knife in his pocket….
Sweeping Folklore You’ll never marry if someone sweeps under your feet. (I heard this one all the time when…
Have you been hearing the katydids at night? We’ve been hearing their chatter for a few weeks now. Granny and…
I call it a Granddaddy. Some folks call them Daddy Long-Legs or even Granddaddy Long-legs. When the girls were babies I didn’t want…
June is one of the most popular months for weddings. Appalachia has many interesting customs and sayings surrounding matrimony one…