Appalachian Vocabulary Test 135
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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Reflections Part I
Today begins a short series of posts written by Ron Stephens about his father-in-law Harvey E. Corder and the Blue…
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COVID-19 and Gigs
Tipper, Chitter, Chatter, and Paul – January 2020 As you might have guessed the whole COVID-19 thing has decimated our…
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Baked Hand Pies
There’s nothing like a good fried pie. Folks sometimes call them hand pies and sometimes they bake them instead of…
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Our Father Owns it All
Last week was Earth Week, and on Earth Day Paul uploaded the old song “Our Father Owns it All.” Here’s…
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Overheard
“Afterwards many of us have nary a bit more sleep in us than a screech owl.” Tipper Overheard: snippets of conversation I…
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Slingshot Memories
I remember Pap making slingshots when we were kids. I tried once or twice to use one, but couldn’t master…
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Spring Folklore From Appalachia
Chatter and Ruby on a Spring day several years back A common piece of folklore tells us April showers brings…
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Garden Update
Tomato and pepper seedlings are growing taller each day, reaching their fragile green arms towards the sunshine coming through the…
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Traditional Mountain Characteristics—Self-Reliance
Today’s guest post was written by Jim Casada. Commodore and Anna Lou Casada Traditional Mountain Characteristics—Self-Reliance Among the common sayings…
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Vegetables and Hickory Chickens
“Along with milk and eggs, vegetables were an integral part of our diet in the mountains. The vegetables most commonly…
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