Dumb Suppers in Appalachia
“My little grannie on mama’s side used to entertain us kids with stories of young girls looking to get ’em…
“My little grannie on mama’s side used to entertain us kids with stories of young girls looking to get ’em…
This time of the year folks start hunting up music to play at Halloween parties and festivals. Songs like Monster…
The Mirror “Be careful and don’t break that mirror, or you will have seven years bad luck.” That was an…
Pap told me old timers used to say that flowers and trees that bloom out of season are evil. When…
Image from OpenLibrary.org From NC History Today: On February 25, 1884, Mrs. Kit Lasater, “noted for truthfulness,” was walking near her…
Granny, her mother Gazzie, and her nephew Winston More than a few folks in Granny’s family left the mountains of…
Photo from Find a Grave From This Day in NC History: Poor Naomi Wise, “Sacrificed to the Beast in Man”…
A few years back Jack left the following comment: “Speaking of graveyards, have you ever heard the expression, “a rabbit…
Today’s guest post was written by Keith Jones. The Devil went BACK to Georgia written by Keith Jones – Mountain…
Way back they had no funeral home and had to lay the dead out themselves. This lady died and was…
Music is huge part of my life, that’s no surprise to anyone who reads the Blind Pig on a regular basis. This…
Today’s guest post and video are brought to you by Luke Bauserman who runs The Weekly Holler website. There’s nothing…