Walking Doodle Bugs
Doodle Bug Hole Years ago, I had a seventh grader with big eyes whose class met after lunch. This boy always…
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A Pleasant Surprise – Blooming Pipsissewa
As I was clearing out an old flower bed I’ve neglected for years I discovered a blooming Pipsissewa wildflower. I…
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From the Archives: Swarped
My Father’s Day post about Pap swarping the car over into the briars brought more than a few comments and…
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Blooms and Dictionaries
Mountain Laurel The laurel and ivy blooms haven’t been as spectacular as usual this year. I can’t think of a…
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Granny’s French Toast
Most of the big breakfasts I cook are on the weekends or holidays. During the week we’ve always fended for…
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Unknown to Me
“Unknown to Me” written by Jerry Pap Wilson Unknown to me what waits along life’s path before me The storms…
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Ode to the Chigger
Ode to the chigger: There was a little chigger and he weren’t no bigger than the very tiny point of…
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Our Precious Mountain Home
Today’s guest post was written by Dean Rathbone. Dean’s parents at the place below the Raven’s Cliff My Mother and…
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Making Do in Appalachia
My post last week about the creativity that can be found in the people who call the Appalachian Mountains home…
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Where Do Blind Pig Readers Live?
Back in April Blind Pig reader Jim Casada wondered if I knew the age of folks who read this blog…
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Trying to Lay the Garden By
Lay by verb phrase To leave a crop to mature after hoeing it for a final time late in the…
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Favorite Way to Cook Purslane
It was back in 2016 when I first learned about purslane. Although it is considered a weed and grows in…
