How to Make Candy Roaster Cookies
A few weeks back I made a video showing how to make candy roaster cookies. I also shared information about…
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Away in a Manger with The Pressley Girls
Tipper and Steve (I still have the rocking chair!) “Away in a Manger” is the lullaby of Christmas songs. I’ve always…
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Thankful November Winners
I’m so thankful for everyone who joined in by commenting on my Thankful November posts. Celebrating Blind Pig and The…
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Christmas Traditions in Appalachia
Can you believe Christmas is almost here? It seems like 2020 has went by in a blur and before you…
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We Had it all Back Then
“After everybody married Christmas got a bit more complicated with in law-dinners to work around. However, we always met at Mom…
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A Good Morning
Today’s post was written by The Deer Hunter. I’ve recently noticed I’ve been using the phrase “It was a good…
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Dream Folklore in Appalachia
There were a lot of comments about dreams on last week’s post Lye Soap and Feelings. I’ve had folks tell…
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How to Make an Arsh Potato Cake
In my recent video I demonstrate how to make my all time favorite Appalachian dessert—an Arsh Potato Cake. As much…
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Casey Jones
Today’s post was written by Paul. To close out this year’s train song series, here’s a jaunty little song about…
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Unusual Grammar & Phrases in Appalachia
In my latest video I discuss several unusual grammar and phrase usages in Appalachian language. I hope you enjoyed the…
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A Smoky Mountain Boyhood
Christmas came early for me this year. A couple of weeks ago Jim Casada sent me a copy of his…
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Lye Soap, and Feelings
“When the moon was right—in the dark of the moon—Ma made lye soap. All year, hickory ashes had been put…
