God Bless Her Cause She Is My Mother
Granny & Me Miss Cindy & The Deer Hunter Pap & His Mother Granny’s Mother Gazzie-holding me, with my brother…
Dancing Around The Maypole
The tradition of dancing around the Maypole in celebration dates back to the middle ages. In the beginning-folks would bring…
Pap And The Big Rock
Pap and his buddies found much mischief to get into when they were kids. Most of the time no harm was done….
Say What?
Every once in a while-an old saying bubbles up from my consciousness and flows straight out of my mouth. It…
Spring Water
Several months ago-when I first started thinking about the old springs around my mountain holler-I went to see my Uncle Henry….
Hunting Pap’s Spring
After writing the post on gravity fed spring water-I wanted to see the old spring again-so the girls and I went looking for…
On Mountain Water
On Mountain Water by David Templeton One of Life’s greatest pleasures for me is wading and swimming in some sweet…
Gravity Fed Spring Water In Appalachia
Water-sometimes we take it for granted-the way it magically falls from our faucets or appears on store shelves we visit. For most…
The Hills That I Call Home
I was born upon a hillside Where the pines sing in the wind Where my Daddy lived before me and…
Do Dreams So Often Come True?
This week’s Pickin’ & Grinnin’ In The Kitchen Spot features The Dream Of The Miner’s Child. A song I grew…
Choking Out The Whippoorwills
This time of the year I start listening-hoping to hear the first Whippoorwill of the season. I grew up hearing…
Mountain Folk Festival, Berea KY
Over the weekend, me and the girls went to Berea, KY to welcome spring-in a way we had never done…