Adding ‘ed’ to Words that Don’t Need Them
Sometimes in Appalachia we like to ad ‘ed’ to words that don’t need them. Examples that come to mind: I…
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Mountain Dance and Folk Festival Performance
We had a great time playing at the 2019 Mountain Dance and Folk Festival last weekend. Everyone treated us nice…
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A Sight Of
“There was a sight of rocks where we grew a garden. Poppa had us stack them along the edges of…
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Dying Queen Anne’s Lace
Queen Anne’s Lace dots the roadsides and fields with white where I live. According to legend, Queen Anne was tatting…
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Fried Corn
I rarely make fried corn, but I have good memories of it from childhood. My Mamaw used to make it….
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Jamming with Old Friends
On Friday the girls and Paul got together with some old friends to make music. Wayde Powell II was a…
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Overheard
“I went out there and told him what happened. He said he was glad I was alright and then we…
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5 Things
1. My weekend’s have been filled with canning and more canning. While the work is exhausting the joy of looking…
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My Favorite Ladle
I have a favorite ladle. You can see it in the photo above. On the day I snapped the photo…
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Case Knife =A Butter Knife
Ed Ammons left the following comment on last week’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. “Nowthen there’s a Case and there’s a case…
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White Clay
“You boys, take this bucket and go up to the clay pit and bring back as much as you can…
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How I Make Applesauce
Last week Nan asked if I’d share how I make applesauce. My recipe is really simple. Since the ingredients are…
