I Monkeyed Matt
Our family has been hiding a small toy monkey for each other to find for ages. The game originally started…
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How To Play Club Fist
Mrs. Ivy McCall, Daisy Justice, and Mrs. Geraldine Owens: The players stack their fists, their thumbs up, each player grasping…
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Have You Ever Played Base?
Earnest Franklin: I’ve known a game of base to last two or three hours because some of the runners were…
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Corncobs For Games & Jelly
Shelling Corn 1939 Highlands Elizabeth Edwards, who operates a business with a strictly mountain flavor, has discovered a delectable use…
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Update on Tom Tricken Tracken
A year or so ago Karen shared a childhood rhyme with me. Here’s what she said: When I was little…
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Going Snipe Hunting
Tipper There really is such a bird as a snipe, but he does not live here. Country boys played this…
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Going Out West
Southern Appalachian Digital Collections A few months ago I mentioned the game Going Out West in one of my videos….
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Ever Heard Tell of the Mill Game?
Lois left the following comment: “Tipper or any other readers out there, does anyone remember a children’s number-guessing game played…
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More about the Mouse Game
Early this week when I ask you about the mouse game, Tammy was able to provide Darlene with the words…
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Did You Ever Play the Mouse Game?
A few days ago I received the following message from Darlene Harbor Boyd. Tipper, can you ask your readers if…
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The Bull and Baseball
Today’s guest post was written by Garland Davis. I grew up in Western North Carolina in the fifties. As far as…
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Grasshoppers and Kids
I’ve seen more grasshoppers this year than I have in years. Every time I walk through the yard it’s like…
