Dipping Snuff
“My first experience with using snuff was when I was about seven years old. My grandmother, Nancy McClure, and her…
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Flags = Iris
flag, flag lily noun An iris (Iris prismatica). 1995-97 Montgomery Coll. flag (Ellis); flag lily (Adams, Brown, Cardwell, Norris, Oliver)….
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Rye Bread
“Homemade Rye Bread” by John Parris Murphy Aunt Tennie Cloer, who will be 92 years old in a couple of…
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I Love God’s Way of Living
Tipper I know I’ve told you the sound of The Louvin Brothers takes me right back to childhood. One of…
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The Front Porch
Today’s guest post was written by Garland Davis. “The Front Porch” by Garland Davis Where I grew up in rural…
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Granny is Always Looking Ahead
Granny is always looking to the future. You’ve heard of girls having hope chests, well when my brothers and I…
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The Smell of Plum Grannys
“Momma filled up baskets with them, and sat them everywhere in the house, mostly in front of open windows. She…
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Reflections Part 4
Today’s post is fourth in a series written by Ron Stephens about his father-in-law Harvey E. Corder and the Blue…
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A Dope is a Soft Drink
dope noun Any flavored carbonated drink, not only a cola. Same as soda dope. c1959 Weals Hillbilly Dic 3 =…
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Strawberry Cobbler
This is the only time of the year I care for strawberries. I’ve never tried to grow them myself, but…
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When God Dips His Love In My Heart
Cleavant Derricks, who was born in 1910 in Chattanooga TN, wrote gospel standards like: “Just A Little Talk With Jesus,”…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Blooming Ivy
I don’t know if the Ivy blooms are more special this year or if I’ve just had more time to…
