The Daffodil
When the Daffodils began to bloom, I know Spring has arrived. Over the past week I’ve noticed Daffodils blooming everywhere,…
St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day is set aside to honor St. Patrick, who was born around 385 C.E. As a young man…
Waste Not Want Not
Bonnie “Waste Not Want Not” was a saying past generations used and lived by-because they had too. Wasting for past…
Three Girls
From my sick bed I hear feet running down the hall, out the door From my sick bed I hear…
Living In A Separate Place
I feel as though I’ve been living on another plane of life. A separate place where you exist and simultaneously…
A Love Letter From Appalachia
Dear Louzine Hope you are feeling well. Guess I am o.k. This fine wether is just about to give me…
Quilting Bee – Then And Now
Back in the day-quilts were a necessity of life-actually they still are to a degree. Quilts offer warmth for our…
Appalachian Vocabulary Test 4
Time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test! Call On Conniption Captain Care Carry Crick Catamount Catheads Cheer Chunk Call…
Gone From The Earth
Everyone has experienced death-had loved ones who are now gone from the Earth. I’ve lost Aunts, Uncles, Grandparents, Friends, Cousins-all of…
Memories Of Winter Months Spent In Appalachia
Wanda Stalcup In the old days the long winter months following Christmas and New Years were a time to catch…
Big Steel Rail
I’ve always wanted to “hop a train”-but have never ridden in a real train-as close as I’ve come is to ride in…
Medicinal Remedies From Appalachia
As far as sickness goes-last winter was the worst we’ve had since the girls started school. Illnesses started before Christmas and lasted…