Loving Old Sad Country Songs
The girls most certainly grew up with the influence of traditional Appalachian music from my family and our community, but…
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June in Pigeon Roost 2
The 1974 Winter Edition of the Foxfire Magazine contains a compilation of newspaper articles written by Harvey Miller. At the…
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Creativity in Appalachia
Granny’s canning shelves “Appalachian people are a creative bunch. They were always just trying to find ways of being artistic in…
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Galluses or Suspenders?
A little while back I received a nice email from a follower. Here’s a portion of it: “Got a question…
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Planting by the Signs June 2022
Growing melons Our garden is growing by leaps and bounds! I swear my rattlesnake beans and tomatoes in the back…
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Mustard Made from Squash
I made the mustard we talked about last week. A big thank you to everyone who left a comment linking…
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Memorial Day 2022
In the days leading up to this holiday, I’ve been pondering those who never make it home because they were…
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Crying Holy Unto the Lord & a Bucket Bass
Today’s post was written by Paul. Today I’m sharing another fun tune, “Crying Holy Unto the Lord,” from my visit…
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Finding Treasures in the Garden
“It seems anymore that most areas make me wonder about their history, and gardens have a way of unfolding history…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 158
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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Spring Has Got Gone!
Here in southern Appalachia spring has got gone fast. Seems like I was just looking at the first emerging daffodil…
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Hewing Out a Garden
The Deer Hunter often jokes that we live on a goat bluff. We’re on the north side of the mountain…
