Proctor, NC
Last fall the girls’ class went on a field trip to Proctor, NC. Even though I’ve read about the impact…
Cooking Leather Britches
Some of you may remember back in August I made leather britches for the first time. (if you missed it-click here to read…
Spring & Summer On A Snowy Day
Like much of the country Western NC has had it’s fair share of snow this winter. For those of you who…
Places With Old Names
Yesterday I traveled with Pap out to Asheville. As he often does-he entertained me with tales from yesteryear. One tale was…
January the 23 the 1870
Several months ago, Peggy P. asked me if I’d be interested in reading a letter that had been handed down…
Canning Sausage
I love my Ball Blue Book of Preserving-its full of canning and preserving advice-on everything from blackberries to clams. This is…
Firewood
Firewood by Keith Jones With central heating or even today’s highly-efficient wood heaters, few people now appreciate the sheer volume…
Burning Firewood
The Farmer’s Almanac predicted this would be a harsh winter-and so far it seems they’ve been right. Parts of the…
The Wild Man of Cataloochee
Early 80’s Cataloochee Ever heard of The Wild Man of Cataloochee? His real name was Arley Phillips. Arley was a…
Humor At Hog Slaughtering Time
In the first post about hog slaughtering-I shared my funny story of being chased home by 2 big pigs. In…
Wild Hogs
In many areas of the US wild hog populations are on the rise. The practice of folks keeping domesticated pigs…
Rendering Lard
For years, Pap has bemoaned the fact that food doesn’t taste as good as it did when he was a…