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…
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Riddle 34
I’m sharing a riddle from Blind Pig reader Larry DePuy. Marble walls as white as milk, with a lining as…
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Doctoring in Appalachia
“I mentioned in this blog a long time ago that my Appalachian elders doctored everything with moonshine and turpentine! I…
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Mustard Greens Still Going Strong
The mustard greens I planted last fall are still going strong. When I harvest them, I cut only the leaves…
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Blind Pig Readers Documented
I’m still enthralled with the “Dictionary of Southern Appalachian English.” I’ve so enjoyed getting to know the ins and outs…
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Pictures of our people and place
Today’s guest post was written by Don Casada. Pictures of our people and place This will be an introductory piece…
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Eating Cabbage in the Mountains
“Southern mountain folk have been growing and eating cabbages for over three centuries now, and mostly loving every minute of…
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Learning Songs from the Waltons
Granny teaching Chatter a new crochet stitch We’re all in and out of Granny’s house. I’m still staying an entire…
