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,…
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Feeling Thankful In Appalachia
Thankful for the sunshine Thankful for the rain Thankful for the snowflakes For the flowers in spring Thankful thou will…
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Overheard
“Did she tell you what we ate for breakfast?” “No she didn’t name it to me.” Overheard: snippets of conversation I overhear…
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Hay Stories
The cattle farm down the road lost an entire structure of hay recently. The whole shebang burnt to the ground…
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Fain House Radio Interview
I was recently featured on Fain House Radio. The host, Annie Fain Barralon, interviewed me last week and the podcast…
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Planting by the Signs July 2021
Our summer garden is winding down. We’re still getting okra, a few tomatoes, peppers, ground cherries, peas, and green beans….
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Don’t Bow Up
bow up verb phrase1 Same as bow out.1956 Hall Coll. Big Bend NC Aunt Martha Packett brought Oliver into the…
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Apples and Persimmons in Appalachia
“Most country people had juicy apple and persimmon trees on their land. Mother canned applesauce by quart dozens, which lasted…
