Thankful November – Winter Activities
Over the week ends we’d go to Tiber where we’d cut holes in the ice and gig fish. The boys…

Over the week ends we’d go to Tiber where we’d cut holes in the ice and gig fish. The boys…

There have been many blessings this year and we are thankful for all of them. From the house we live…

I’m sharing the last of the Thankful November winners today. I really appreciate everyone who participated in the annual event….

Aunt Mo and Tommy Lee Norton: When there was a dance, our parents would let us stay out until 12…

The Rooster The rooster started pecking at Granpaw’s legs,Then tried to flog Granmaw as she gathered eggs.Granmaw boiled water,While I…

Musicianer noun A musician, one who plays an instrument. “…1940 Simms Wiley Oakley 34 Wiley [Oakely] is extremely fond of…

In the fall, Ma, Pa, and we children picked up buckeyes and gave them away. By the time the old…

PUMPKIN PIE This traditional Thanksgiving dish was a fixture with the Casada family. We always had four or five choices of…

In a certain part of the country called Appalachia you will find dogs named Prince or King living in little…

“I owe everything that I am to my granny, my great-granny, actually. Her name was Vera MacPherson Forrester. I owe…

“Warm glow of a lighted window welcomes home a Kentucky mountaineer at day’s end. Hollows throughout the southern Appalachians shelter…

BLACK WALNUT BANANA BREAD Mix vegetable oil, sugar, eggs, and bananas well. Add flour, salt, baking soda, and walnuts and mix…