Sweet as New Butter
Fannie Hensley sat in the shade of the smokehouse rubbing a fresh ear of corn over the rough surface of…
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It Is No Secret
Turns out Paul was thinking about Pap yesterday too. He uploaded Pap singing the old hymn “It is No Secret.”…
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He Would Have Been 85
Pap would have been 85 today. I didn’t plan to write anything about his birthday this year, but here I…
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Ya’ll Come See Us
I’m bad t’ come out with that word [ruint]. “That youngun is pure ruint.” (spoiled rotten) Once, I was visiting with…
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From the Archives: The Wildness of Summer
If you’ve been reading the Blind Pig for a good long while you know my least favorite time of the…
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Carrots…Finally!
I can’t tell you how many times I tried to grow carrots back when I first started gardening. They never…
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Grasshoppers and Kids
I’ve seen more grasshoppers this year than I have in years. Every time I walk through the yard it’s like…
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Anticipating the First Tomato Sandwich
Every summer The Deer Hunter looks forward to the first tomato sandwich from our garden. For many folks that first…
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See The Big Man Cry
Today’s post was written by Paul. Charlie Louvin I got Chatter to help me out on a tribute song for…
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Make Water
“I immediately thought of my grandpa who said someone had to “make water” when they needed to go to the…
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Using Bricks in Appalachia
I’ve seen bricks used in a variety of ways in the area of Appalachia I live in. Of course the…
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Grasshopper Chairs
Betty King emailed a week or so ago to ask me about grasshopper chairs. Although I made chains, necklaces, and…
