Riddle 17
I’m sharing another riddle from “Way Down Yonder on Troublesome Creek Appalachian Riddles & Rusties” by James Still. “I went…
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Mirrors in Appalachia
The Mirror “Be careful and don’t break that mirror, or you will have seven years bad luck.” That was an…
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Evil Blooms
Pap told me old timers used to say that flowers and trees that bloom out of season are evil. When…
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Graveyards: Spooky or Peaceful?
Some folks think graveyards are peaceful and serene and others think they’re creepy. Many graveyards in Appalachia have spectacular views….
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Help Out the Hornets
If you’ve been reading the Blind Pig & The Acorn for a good while you’ll likely remember me talking about…
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Storing Eggs in the Old Days
—John Parris A Good Way to Store Eggs – Jonathans Creek “A hornets’ nest,” Mrs. Tiltha Messer said, “Makes the…
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Blue River Waltz
Fall of the year has finally arrived in Brasstown. We’ve been having chilly temps and falling leaves. I’ve loved every…
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Overheard
“That’s the way a body does. They just get busy and let things go that ought to be done.” Tipper…
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Pretend Tobacco
“My granny dipped snuff. She washed out a snuff tin and cut me a toothbrush. She mixed cocoa powder and…
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Devil Sayings
October is the month for spookiness and if you ask me there’s nothing spookier than the Devil. There’s all manner…
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Sayings from Suzann
Here’s the most recent sayings my friend Suzann and her mother sent me: She thought she was something on a…
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October in Pigeon Roost 2
The 1974 Winter Edition of the Foxfire Magazine contains a compilation of newspaper articles written by Harvey Miller. At the…
