Thankful November – Christmas Program
Usually right before school started and occasionally at other times of the year, we would get clothes and shoes from…
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Thankful November – Playing Poison
During the summer we went barefooted all the time. This made one of our games especially fun. The game was…
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Thankful November – Mama’s Apple Tree
That little fuget apple tree that Mama planted just after we moved into the cabin had grown to a good…
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Thankful November – Mouth Bow
On a Sunday afternoon early one summer a group of Alex’s friends gathered to celebrate his 87th birthday. We had…
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Thankful November – Russian Tea
RUSSIAN TEA At Christmas Momma always made a big batch, or maybe two or three of them, of this seasonal…
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Thankful November – Thank God
There’s a road that’s straight and narrowThat the saints have travelled onPaved with all the tribulationsOf the martyrs who have…
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Thankful November – Vocabulary Test & Winners
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear the words and phrases….
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Thankful November – Faithful Cat
One evening, after we’d been there a few weeks, the dark mountain shadows were moving toward the house, and in…
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Happy Thanksgiving 2025
Thanksgsiving Gettin’ together to smile an’ rejoice,An’ eatin’ an’ laughin’ with folks of your choice;An’ kissin’ the girls an’ declarin’…
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Thankful November – Quilting Parties
Women attended quilting bees and quilting parties while none of the other household chores warranted such gatherings. Baking, making kraut,…
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Thankful November – Playing in the Leaves
Pa would send us above the barn in the woods with a tow sack to gather leaves for the cow…
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Thankful November – Peanut Butter Fudge
Peanut Butter Fudge Bring sugar, butter and milk to boil. Boil 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Add peanut butter and…
