From the Archives: Far Off and Gone Like Summer Wages
September 13, 2015 Tipper Lake Logan Boathouse early 90s I’ve been listening to the Blind Pig Gang’s version of an…
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36 Years of Making Pickles
Last weekend we helped the Chastain family make pickles. They’ve been making them for 36 years. Gerald Chastain is the…
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Signs Of Fall Are Around Us
I’ve been noticing signs of fall all around our mountain holler. The front porch has several. Matt has his deer…
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Homemade Ranch Dressing
Ranch Dressing Mix everything together and let it marry in the fridge for at least several hours. Ranch dressing has…
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Labor Day 2026
I’ve written the Blind Pig for so many years that I often forget things in the blog archives. There’s more…
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Sick in a Lonesome Bed
Corie caught a cold at the beach during our recent vacation. She was over it in no time and so…
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Last Beans of the Summer
We picked the last of the beans this week. While we were gone to the beach friends came and picked…
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Winter Squash Harvest
We harvested all our winter squash this week. There’s one missing from the wagon, a blue hubbard squash. The haul…
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Oh So Sweet Watermelon
If you’ve been reading the Blind Pig for a long time you’ll know I LOVE watermelon. You’ll also remember I…
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Eagle Fork Big Red Heirloom Tomato
Eagle Fork Big Red Heirloom Tomatoes DID YOU KNOW, that Clay County is the birthplace of an heirloom tomato? Are…
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Planting by the Signs for September 2026
Our gardens are definitely on their way out. We’ve pulled up a few things and Matt’s itching to pull up…
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Canning Peas for the First Time
Calico and Mississippi pink eye are the only peas we planted this year. We had two patches of the pink…
