Thankful November – Didn’t Even Call a Doctor
The way we did our teeth, there was a fella that had a pair of forceps—or tooth pullers, they called…
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Thankful November – Childhood Games
We also liked to run and play around in the woods. We were all the time chewing the leaves of…
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Thankful November – Veterans Day & Winners
“We have a good sense of humor, although it is sometimes delivered in a deadpan fashion, in keeping with our…
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Thankful November – Hot Chocolate
GRANNY’S HOT CHOCOLATE Combine all ingredients in small pot and heat. Alternatively, make it in a microwave. Add sugar and…
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Thankful November – 1,000 Miles
Today’s post was written by Paul. Long before Dwight Yoakam’s hit song “A Thousand Miles from Nowhere,” he wrote and…
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Thankful November – Walking to Catch the Bus
Before Barry and Benja were old enough to drive to school, I’d have to take my big ol’ lantern and…
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Thankful November – Straw Tick Beds (& Photos of Fairy Crosses)
Mrs. Pearl Martin: “I’ve got two feather beds and a straw bed. I’m goin’t’keep that straw bed as along as…
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Thankful November – Fairy Crosses
“The Fairy Crosses” Brasstown Even the Fairies in the Great Smokies wept when Christ died. And the tears they spilled…
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Thankful November – 12 Biscuits a Day
It seems like each time we visit Aunt Nora, she’s in the kitchen cooking. She always has a basket of…
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Thankful November – True Gold
Eldorado was named by a mountain man who had journeyed to the far West in search of gold. After not…
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Thankful November – Appalachian Food
The cookbook Jim Casada and I wrote, Celebrating Southern Appalachian Food – Recipes & Stories from Mountain Kitchens continues to…
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There’s A New Moon Over My Shoulder
Today’s post was written by Paul. In this week’s “Old Timey Tuesday” I shared the old song “There’s a New…
