Saving Seeds, Black Walnuts, and Granny
Over the weekend I gathered up all the seed pods I had drying on the front porch and hulled them…
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How to Make Butter the Old Time Way
A few weeks back I got my good friend Carolyn Anderson to demonstrate how her mother made butter when she…
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Guitar Riffs in My Head
I’m a good sleeper. The Deer Hunter has always joked I’m the thirty second till snore type of sleeper. Sometimes…
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Riddle 28
I’m sharing another riddle from “Way Down Yonder on Troublesome Creek Appalachian Riddles & Rusties” by James Still. “Riddle, riddle,…
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Two World Fairs & A Hog Calling Contest
Last week I sat down with Carolyn and David Anderson to talk to them about their life in Clay County…
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Medicinal Spiderwebs
“I am 73, and back in the day, lived in the country, along with my parents and 8 younger siblings….
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It’s Go Devil Time
go devil noun A heavy maul for splitting or chopping logs, usu having a hammer on one side of the…
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Heebie-jeebies, willies, all overs, jimmies, shivers, jimjams
I’m sending you over to the Appalachian History site for today’s post. Dave Tabler, who does a great job running…
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The Secret to Good Cornbread
In one of my latest videos I share the secret to making good cornbread. I also discuss the importance of…
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Another Beloved Hymn
Yesterday the girls did a zoom interview about Gospel music for the North Carolina Folklife Institute. We’d just finished up…
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Overheard
“He was taking him out to Asheville and I wanted to go and he wouldn’t let me. Thought I’d beg…
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Funny Sayings from Appalachia
One of my recent videos goes right along with Jim’s guest post from yesterday. Hope you enjoyed the sayings 🙂
