We Mountain People
Jerry and Pap – Life long friends “We mountain people are the product of our history and the beliefs and…
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Late Spring Snow of March 17, 1936
Today’s guest post was written by Charles Fletcher. Henson Cove area of Haywood County NC – March 1993 Blizzard…
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March is…
“March is a pair of bluebirds checking out the nesting site they used last year and the year before…
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The Gunter Cabin
The Gunter Cabin – Fontana Village NC Welch Cove Pioneers: The Gunter Family Jessie Gunter was born in the Stecoah…
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Inspiration From Days Gone By
Papaw Wade and his dogs Since I first started writing here on the Blind Pig one truth has proved itself over…
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Shotgun Wedding
Today’s guestpost was written by Keith Jones. Shotgun Wedding written by Keith Jones When my Dad Grover Jones was…
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January 1870
Several months ago, Peggy, a Blind Pig Reader, asked me if I’d be interested in reading a letter that had been…
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The Best Black Walnut Cracker in Haywood County
The Champion Walnut-Cracker ~ Dutch Cove written by John Parris The old man sat in a split-bottomed, straight-backed chair cracking…
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Picking Blackberries
Today’s guest post was written by Charles Fletcher. Blackberry Cobbler written by Charles Fletcher There are many ways to…
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Daddy’s Stetson
Today’s guest post was written by Ed Ammons. Daddy’s Stetson written by Ed Ammons Daddy had a gray felt…
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Newman’s Ridge
Alex Lewis Stewart, the second of 16 children, was born in 1891, near the top of Newman’s Ridge in a…
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Our Beloved Tennessee Earth
“Homeplace. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, well this is one word that is worth a thousand…
