Nasturtiums Get Second Wind
My nasturtiums are getting their second wind. The plants are flowing over the walkways in the backyard and climbing up…
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Granny Gazzie’s Doctoring
Geneaive and Granny One time Geneaive stepped on a nail and it went plumb through her foot. Her mother Gazzie…
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Wart Doctors
There were many experts who could get rid of warts on the hands. How these warts were formed no one…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Gobs of Elderberries
Ages ago Miss Cindy taught me about the wonderful medicinal properties of elderberry. I was so excited when I discovered…
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Excited About Elderberries
One of the things I’m most excited about in this year’s garden are our elderberries. I do believe they will…
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The Little Old Lady and Chatter
When the girls were little I read to them all the time. Even today they remember their favorite books from…
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Beadwood Tea?
In one of the recent passages I read in my “Dorie Woman of the Mountains” series, Dorie said her mother…
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Doctoring in Appalachia
“I mentioned in this blog a long time ago that my Appalachian elders doctored everything with moonshine and turpentine! I…
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End of Summer Purple Blooms
There is a shade of purple inthis flower near summer’s end that makesyou proud to be alive in sucha world,…
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Jewelweed Tincture
“Every year an abundance of jewel weed grows along side our stream. I cut down to about 4 inches of the…
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Modern Dentistry
“Thank the good Lord for modern dentistry! When my mom was a little girl she had a relative, Reinhold Hoffman, who…
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Using Wild Violets in Appalachia
The violets are blooming all over Wilson Holler. Although I know the little flowers can be invasive I can’t help…
