Talk of Going Home
Miss Cindy and I have been talking a lot about her death. Most of the discussions have been about her…
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Creative Flower Pots
Today’s post was written by Chatter. I was down at Granny’s helping mom and dad work in the garden. Dad…
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Everyone Eats a Peck of Dirt Before They Die
Chatter digging in the dirt in Pap’s big garden A few months back Judy left this comment: “When I was…
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Planting by the Signs for June 2023
It’s been a little over a week since we managed to plant most all the summer vegetables and fruits we’ll…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 166
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear the words and phrases….
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Cold End to May
We’ve had cool weather over the last week. I was surprised by the airish temperatures the first morning I went…
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Memorial Day 2023
Pap raised my brothers and I to fully understand that our freedom didn’t happen without great loss. Memorial Day always…
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Tipper’s Baptizing
Pastor Hoyt Brown with arm raised in prayer; Pastor Aud Brown with head bowed;small child in white Tipper Pressley; Pastor…
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Appalachian Sayings in the Mail
Grandpa Dave McKinney (not my grandpa, but a subscriber’s) A few weeks ago I received a dandy list of Appalachian…
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Marbles
My brother was a CHAMPION marble player. The superintendent of our school (grades 1-12), had to make a rule against…
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Fires’s Creek
Photo courtesy of Western Carolina University Southern Appalachian Digital Collections Baptism at Fires Creek Gideon Thomas Laney (1889-1976), also known as…
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Pretty Roses
Miss Cindy’s rose bush There’s a rose bush just outside Miss Cindy’s front door. It’s put on a spectacular show…
