Goat Mascot
Today’s guest post was written by Wayne Easter. In the 1960s photograph (made in my front yard) a sure sign…
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Eating Grits is the Law
Back in the 1960s when the War on Poverty was in full swing, Berea became a center of activities administered…
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Chitter Plays the Guitar
Over the years the girls have played different instruments. They started out singing in the church choir and with Pap….
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Hearing Appalachian Language
“There is much to be said for simply being oneself while not using it as an excuse not to get…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 155
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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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…
