William Roy Pipes 1937-2021
Roy Pipes — April 23, 1937 – April 27, 2021 Long time Blind Pig reader Roy Pipes passed away at the end…
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The Lucky Horseshoe: An Origin Story
Today’s guest post was written by Edward Karshner. Smith and the Devil When I read the April 6 Blind Pig…
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Cowcumbers?
cucumber noun variant form cowcumber.1928 (in 1952 Mathes Tall Tales 72) Bet ol’ Nelse is settin’ on a rock waiting’…
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Medals for Mothers
Today’s post was written by Paul. Granny and Tipper I think the song “Medals for Mothers” speaks to the amazing…
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“Ole Billy’s” Beard
Today’s guest post was written by Garland Davis. I recently told the story of roping the Billy goat. During that narrative,…
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My Life in Appalachia 12
Other than the storms we had earlier this week, our weather has been beyond beautiful for the last two weeks….
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Equinoctial Storms
We’ve had stormy weather for the last several days. Over four inches of rain has fallen and the thunder and…
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Catching Spring Lizards
My nephew who was two years younger than me caught spring lizards for our spending money. We would catch 3…
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Cooking Bacon in the Oven
A few years ago my friend Ginger told me she’d started cooking bacon in the oven. I said “Really?” She…
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Bean Planting Folklore from Appalachia
We love to grow Greasy Beans, also called Greasy Back Beans. When I was growing up Granny and Pap mostly…
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Summer and Country Roads
We spent our first full day this year working outside yesterday. Although the day started out on the chilly side…
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Planting by the Signs May 2021
Up until this point in the year the gardening is sort of easy. Yes there’s some exertion needed to accomplish…
