A Murderer as a Mentor: The Strange Saga of Old Al
Today’s guest post was written by Jim Casada. Al Dorsey A few weeks back Tipper featured Pap and Paul singing…
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White Sweet Potatoes
Granny and Pap loved sweet potatoes and we had them often when I was growing up. Most of the time…
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If Today Was The Day
I grew up on a steady diet of Louvin Brothers’ music. I consider many of their songs the actual soundtrack…
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Riddle 40
I’m sharing another riddle from “Way Down Yonder on Troublesome Creek Appalachian Riddles & Rusties” by James Still. When first…
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More about the Mouse Game
Early this week when I ask you about the mouse game, Tammy was able to provide Darlene with the words…
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From the Archives: The Smell of Loggers
The smell of wood cutting hangs heavy in the air around our house. Every time I go out to the backyard…
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First Fire of the Season
The first bitter cold temperatures of the season have moved into the southern mountains of Appalachia. When I went to…
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Did You Ever Play the Mouse Game?
A few days ago I received the following message from Darlene Harbor Boyd. Tipper, can you ask your readers if…
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Easy Roasted Potatoes
I’ve always loved a good hamburger and french fries. We had that meal often when I was growing up. It…
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Songs We Don’t Sing But Should!
Over the years we’ve played a lot of songs! There’s been an awful lot of gospel songs, some classic country,…
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Walking Onions
The multiplying onions we planted are all up and growing. Just behind them is our row of walking onions, also…
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Riding in the Back of Trucks
Uncle Henry, Papaw Wade, Uncle Ray, and Pap In the mountains of West Virginia in the 40’s and early 50’s…
