Riddle 22
I’m sharing another riddle from “Way Down Yonder on Troublesome Creek Appalachian Riddles & Rusties” by James Still. “A host…
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Solitude High on the Mountain
Give me solitude high on the mountain; In a cathedral not made by man. Oh, let me hear a hymn…
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Necklace Folklore
Necklace Folklore If your necklace clasp falls to the front of your neck it means someone is thinking about you…
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Using Snuff Glasses
“Do you remember the days when snuff came in a glass container? Those snuff glasses were welcomed into every home…
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Goodbye Apple Tree
Slightly behind as usual, The Deer Hunter and I went out to prune the apple trees a couple weekends ago….
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We Knew When to Churn Milk
“We knew when to churn when the milk went “blinky.” This was our custom before we got electricity: We had…
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Kneel at the Cross
The girls have been fooling around with the old hymn “Kneel at the Cross.” It’s a song I grew up…
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Blind Pig & The Acorn Turns 12
Photos from my first year of blogging There was another birthday yesterday besides Granny’s , the Blind Pig and The…
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There Was Eleven of Us
Front: Fay, Lucky, Louzine (Granny), Geneaieve. Back: Jr., James, Gazzie, Charlie, Dorothy, Jean, George There are eleven in my family…
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Only Got a Skiff of Snow
Over the last two weeks we’ve had several days of snow, but none of them have been more than a…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – A Typical Day
A typical day: Chitter playing fiddle tunes on the back porch while Granny works up black walnuts. Tipper Subscribe for…
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Checking on Daffodils
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tipper (@blindpigandacorn) on Feb 17, 2020 at 1:30pm PST I recently…
