Forcing Yellow Bells to Bloom
When I was a girl Granny would go out into the cold and cut sprigs from her yellow bells and…
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Marrying
marrying noun A wedding ceremony.1865 Larue CW Letters (Jan 5) you and John ou[gh]t to bin at home a christmas…
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The Worry Months
Today’s guest post was written by Dean Rathbone. My great grandparents, John McElrath and Dorcas Quilliams McElrath. Grandpa Charlie, Minnie,…
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Hard to Beat a Cobbler
There are so many desserts I love to make and eat, but I’m telling you its hard to beat a…
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Johnny Johnny Don’t Get Drunk
The girls learned the traditional fiddle tune “Johnny Johnny Don’t Get Drunk” in a class they took years ago. It’s…
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Overheard
“He said it was good medicine but you couldn’t take it if you were going to sweat. I said Lord…
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Simple Toys
“Mom made lots of toys with strings. The button and string provided many hours of entertainment for children who didn’t…
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A Crazy Love Story
With Valentines floating around I was reminded of the craziest love story I ever heard. I stumbled on it in…
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Courtship Games from Days Gone By
Several interesting courtship games can be found in The Frank C. Brown Collection of North Carolina Folklore. These games were…
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Sweet Loaf Pan Breads
A couple of years ago I got on a real kick of making sweet breads in a loaf pan. I…
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Kin = Love
kin (2) verb To love and understand (another person) deeply.1976 Carter Little Tree 38 Granma’s name was Bonnie Bee. I…
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Revisiting Red is the Rose
Back in 2013 Chatter and Chitter learned the song “Red is the Rose” and I shared it in a post…
