Early Applesauce
“Mother seldom canned or dried June apples. The winter had been long and we yearned for fresh fruit. She fried…
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Steel Rails and Stealing Songs
Photo by Ron Priest The girls have been doing Louisa Branscomb’s song “Steel Rails” for about ten years. They learned…
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Riddle 14
I’m sharing a riddle from Blind Pig Reader Kenneth Roper. “What has 2 hookers 2 lookers, four stiff-standers, and a…
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Shumake and Sumac
Red Shoe-make (Sumac) Last Saturday’s “Overheard” post left a few of you scratching your heads. Sumac, which I’ve always heard…
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Evening Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms are part and parcel of summer in Western North Carolina. The storms bubble up from over in Tennessee and…
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Oatmeal Fairy visits The Pressley Girls
The Pressley Girls have been working hard to pursue their musical dreams over the last several months. They’re becoming well…
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The Murder (?) of Hol Rose
Today’s guest post was written by Jim Casada. THE MURDER (?) OF HOL ROSE J.H. Rose Thanks to widespread…
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Cooking on a Wood Stove
Granny Gazzie When I was a girl Granny Gazzie had a wood cook stove in her kitchen. It set close…
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Another Favorite Pickin & Grinnin Spot – Pass Me Not O Gentle Savior
Back in April, after the Blind Pig & The Acorn’s eleventh birthday, I started sharing my favorite “Pickin & Grinnin’…
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Overheard
“Say she had you gather sumac? What’s she a wantin’ to do go meet the Lord?” Tipper Overheard: snippets of conversation I…
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Remembering Hol Rose and Babe Burnett
Charlie Beck and Hol Rose Photo used with the permission of Hunter Library Special Collections: https://www.wcu.edu/hunter-library/find/special-and-digital-collections.aspx On July 18, at…
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Ever Heard of a Lip-Hook?
A few weeks back Nancy Scott Beach sent me the following question on the Blind Pig and The Acorn’s Facebook…
