Jewelweed Tincture
“Every year an abundance of jewel weed grows along side our stream. I cut down to about 4 inches of the…
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Appalachia’s Storytelling Culture
Storytelling is a huge component of Appalachian culture, you might even say its the cornerstone of the entire cultural foundation….
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – A Change is Afoot
There’s a feeling of fall afoot in the mountains of southern Appalachia. We’ve had a few mornings in the low…
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School Fund Raiser Memories
A while back we were warming up in the back of a church before performing when I noticed the picture…
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Blueberry Yum Yum…But Not the Right One
A few weeks back I got to thinking about the desserts that were popular when I was a child. We…
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Singing about the Windy City
The girls have been singing the old Osborne Brothers’ song “Windy City.” I’ve always like the song but have fallen…
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Making Syrup
“Making syrup required a lot of hard work from the planting through the pouring up of the molasses. I remember…
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Weather Signs in September
If there’s a thunderstorm in late September; expect a snow in late November. Doves fleeing south before a September storm;…
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Ever = Every
every adjective, adverb variant form ever, esp in compounds everbody, everone, etc.1929 (in 1952 Mathes Tall Tales 108) He says…
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I’m Ready to Push Back the Green
This time of the year I’m ready for the green of summer to be gone. I walk outside and wish…
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Great Granny’s Pound Cake
I was looking for a dessert to finish off a recent meal I prepared and stumbled upon a simple pound…
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Laboring with One’s Hands
Photo courtesy of JCCFS Over the last few months I’ve relished my labor. That statement might sound sort of strange,…
