No Place Like Home
Granny’s and Pap’s porch with jars of kraut working In the Carolina mountains, home was a haven against the elements—most…
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Creamed Peas With New Potatoes
CREAMED PEAS AND NEW POTATOES Both peas and potatoes have long been favorites in mountain gardens, and for many generations…
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Morning Has Broken
Today’s post was written by Paul. I learned the song “Morning Has Broken” from Cat Stevens, but the song goes…
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Riddle 53
Today I’m sharing a riddle from Way Down Yonder on Troublesome Creek Appalachian Riddles & Rusties by James Still. Spell “butter” in…
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Sorghum Memories
When I was a kid–many many years ago–just a few miles from us lived a gentleman who made sorghum and…
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Fall to Staves
Aunt Judy’s Milk Piggin – Southern Appalachian Digital Collection fall to staves verb phrase To collapse, fall apart.1924 Raine Saddlebags…
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Hearing From an Old Friend of the Blind Pig
A very blurry picture of Miss Cindy, Kenneth Roper, Granny Sue, B. Ruth, and Tipper 2014 Several long time Blind…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 188
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear the words and phrases….
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Homemade Waffles
I never cared much for waffles when I was growing up, but that’s likely because the only ones I ever…
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When You and I were Young, Maggie (performed by Sonny Reighard)
Today’s post was written by Paul. I haven’t had a good opportunity to shoot a video in a while, so…
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Redbirds
Yesterday Ron Stephens mentioned redbirds in his comment. He said “I searched BP&A for the word “redbird” because something made…
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Big Spiders
Photo from UGA Today Spiders and their webs are beyond common in the mountains of Appalachia. Seems like I notice…
