Thankful November – Return the Innocent Earth
“A nightbird calls from one of the beech trees. Unthinking, I reach for pockets—it is chilly and I am wearing…
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Thankful November – Cooking Deer Tenderloin
Over the weekend we celebrated the first real cold air of the season by cooking our supper outside. We built…
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The Eastbound Train
Today’s post was written by Paul. For train song #2 in this year’s series, I teamed up with Corie from…
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Thankful November – Self Reliance
“Several years ago there came a great snowfall in western North Carolina. The Red Cross came to help people who…
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Thankful November – Deer Hunting and Winners
The response to this year’s Thankful November has been wonderful! I’m sending a big thank you to each person who…
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Thankful November – Veterans Day
Veterans Day is a day set aside to honor all who have served in the Armed Forces. Veterans Day is…
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Thankful November – The Doll Maker
Today’s Thankful November giveaway is a used copy of “The Doll Maker” written by Harriet Simpson Arnow. The book tells…
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Thankful November – Eating Turnips
“We raised great big turnips—people don’t raise turnips like they did then. Old people had great large turnips back then,…
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Making Pepper Jelly
We finally had our first hard freeze over the weekend. I knew it was coming and went out in search…
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The City of New Orleans
Today’s post was written by Paul. Hello, Dear Acorns. It’s that time again for our train song series here on…
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Thankful November – The Wilson Brothers
Over the years Pap and his brother made music together as The Wilson Brothers. They sang gospel music in the…
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Puppy Love
Today’s guest post was written by Garland Davis. From the time I was three until my father’s premature death when…
