Happy 4th of July from the Blind Pig Gang
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Childhood Summers
Snap shot of summer in Appalachia 2019: riding bikes, learning about the garden, helping in the garden, listening to your…
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Planting by the Signs July 2019
Our garden is coming right along. We’re beginning to get squash and cucumbers. Our tomato plants are doing much better…
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Blackberry Pie from Choestoe
Today’s guest post was written by Ethelene Dyer Jones. The First Blackberry Pie On the farm in the mountains where…
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Chitter’s New Fiddle Tune
Chitter, David, Chatter Chatter and Chitter continue to churn out songs even though their lives seem to be going at…
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Overheard
“I don’t give it no mind. I just go on about my way. You know the good book tells us…
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Mountain Flavors Day Five – It’s all about the Bread
This is the last day of my Mountain Flavors class and I’m sad to see it end. I’ve made new…
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Mountain Flavors Day Four – Field Trips and Gardening
I’m really excited about today’s class. We’re going on a field trip to see Tim Stalcup’s garden. Tim lives just…
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Mountain Flavors Day Three – Let Them Eat Cake!
In today’s Mountain Flavors class—We will eat cake! I think of today’s portion of the class as the day for…
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Mountain Flavors Day Two – Pickles
Pickling with vinegar and fermenting are methods used to preserve the bounty of the garden. We’re all familiar with cucumber…
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Mountain Flavors Day One – Jelly and Jam
Sugar is used to preserve fruits and vegetables in the form of jelly or jams. Common ones come to mind…
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Who at My Door is Standing?
For the last several month’s Paul and Chitter have been doing the old song “Who at my Door is Standing?”…
