Swimming Memories
Corie enjoying Lake Chatuge Morning Miss Tipper and everyone. Loving these memories. When I was a very young girl my…
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Summer Recreation & Jaybirding
Recreation was simple, cheap and locally based. “Jaybirding” in a stream was popular, and acceptable for young men. Hunting trips…
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Beautiful Spring Skies
green up, green-up time noun Springtime.1976 Dwyer Southern Sayin’s 23 = springtime. “It’s comin’ green up.” 1991 Haynes Haywood Home 56 Springtime, just at green-up time, was the time for making popguns…
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We Heard Spring Peepers
We’ve been having typical March weather. A few warm days and then a few airish cold days to remind us…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Fall Color & Dry Weather
The trees have put on their fall garments in southern Appalachia. I first noticed the color on my trip to…
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Hot Weather & Change
It has been hot and humid in Brasstown. The sort of weather that makes you feel like you’re swimming to…
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Seasons Come, Seasons Go
We clean, plow, disk and hoeWe water, weed and watch our crops growThen we gather and preserve the bounty of…
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May in the Mountains
Today’s post was written by Don Casada. May in the Mountains is when bluebirds return to the home where they…
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Green Up Happened While I was Gone
When I came home to rest and do a few things I was surprised to see green up had happened…
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April Folklore
Today’s guest post was written by Jim Casada. OH, APRIL Spring comes to the Smokies in starts and spurts, stumbling…
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Cold Temperatures and Dogwood Winter
The cold wind is blowing through my mountain holler. Forecasts have the temperatures for the next few days down in…
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Blooming Daffodils
Yes, there are daffodils blooming now at my new home in the mountains. I think they were probably planted here many years…
