Ruling Days in Appalachia
“The twelve days beginning on Christmas day, each one of which is said to govern the weather for one month…
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Our First Snow, Only A Skiff
Yesterday morning we awoke to our first snow of the year. Only a skiff, but it was still pretty. We…
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Power Outages & Cutting the Light Out
My heart has been heavy for all of the folks who lost their electricity during the storm. Many of whom…
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Isolated People
Every day there is more information shared about the horrific disaster so many people in the south east are enduring….
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Rain Has Arrived
We finally got some good soaking rains over the last two days. The first day we got about a quarter…
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Dry Weather
This has been one of the driest summers I can remember. We had a brief rainy spell in July, but…
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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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At Least Some Rain Arrived
Yesterday we finally got enough rain to thoroughly wet the ground. I’m not sure I’ve ever been so glad to…
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Small Amount of Rain
We had a good chance of rain yesterday evening. The thunder pounded and the lightning flashed. It went from being…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Groundhogs Making Coffee
As the mountains put on their summer clothes each year I’m startled by their beauty. The mountains are always there,…
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Pouring the Rain
“Pouring the rain’ instead of ‘pouring down’ or ‘pouring down with rain’ must be an ‘Appalachianism’, to coin a phrase….
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Scuttling Clouds
Yesterday seemed more like March than February. I guess it don’t make much difference since March arrives next week. The…
