Watching Westerns with Granny
Back in June I left my full time position with John C. Campbell Folk School to focus on my passion…
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My Other Nickname – Doggie
Granny and Tipper at Sherlocks I look really happy in the photo don’t I 🙂 I must have been upset…
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A Hard Day’s Work
I feel such a sense of satisfaction at the end of long day of hard work. Last weekend we started…
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Equinoctial Storms
We’ve had stormy weather for the last several days. Over four inches of rain has fallen and the thunder and…
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81 Years Young
Granny is 81 years young today. She told me yesterday she couldn’t hardly believe she’s about to be 81 years…
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An Appalachian Love Story
Today I’m sharing a video of Granny telling the story of her courtship and marriage. I hope you enjoyed the…
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Same Old Me
I’ve been thinking about love during the last several weeks because I knew Valentine’s Day was coming up. As I’ve…
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Appalachian Reflections from Evelyn Louzine Jenkins Wilson born 1940
I managed to do another interview! I convinced Granny to help me out on this one. The interview turned out…
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Granny is Always Looking Ahead
Granny is always looking to the future. You’ve heard of girls having hope chests, well when my brothers and I…
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There Was Eleven of Us
Front: Fay, Lucky, Louzine (Granny), Geneaieve. Back: Jr., James, Gazzie, Charlie, Dorothy, Jean, George There are eleven in my family…
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Granny and Dolls
For the past year it seems we’ve been in a constant battle with all the stuff in our basement. Chitter’s…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Christmas Kraut
The other day we were down at Granny’s and I heard her tell The Deer Hunter “Come out on the…
