Planting Calendars and a New Year
The planting calendar I used back in 2020 Every January I publish a post looking back on the things I’ve…
-
-
January Jubilation: Fond Memories Of The Year’s First Month
Today’s guest post was written by Jim Casada. Fond thoughts of Januaries in yesteryear run through my mind like the…
-
Using Honey
“People also used honey by itself as a dessert and as a sweetener when it was available. Lucy York told…
-
Who Will Sing for Me – The Pressley Girls
Back in April of 2016, just a few short days before Pap’s death I shared a video of him and…
-
Archives and Sickness
In all the years since I started blogging it’s a rare occurrence for me to feel too sick to post….
-
Eating Rabbit
During Great Depression years, a half dozen “rabbit boxes” could feed a family all winter. J. R. Coker and his…
-
Merry Christmas from The Pressley Girls
I’m sharing a special Christmas day message from The Pressley Girls today. I never dreamed my girls would be so…
-
Happy New Year – 2022
All of us here at Blind Pig and The Acorn sincerely hope the new year of 2022 is exactly what…
-
Sharing New Year’s Traditions By Way Of Blind Pig Readers
We’re not big on New Year’s traditions here at the Blind Pig house, but over the years I’ve researched common…
-
Appalachian Vocabulary Test 154
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear the words and phrases….
-
Recent Weather and Folklore
The weather has been unseasonably warm. Over Christmas I asked The Deer Hunter if he was ready to plant the…
-
Stuffed Squirrels
“It was nothing like the Christmas we made our paper chain and put it on the tree. We popped popcorn…
