Grandpa had an apple tree that produced hundreds of big beautiful red apples. Papa had dug several right good-sized holes…

Many quilts, especially in the early days of “housekeeping,” were made purely for everyday use, and no pretense was made…

Summer brought a phenomenon never seen in the mountains. We awoke one morning to find the camp filled with huge…

The winner of the used book The Foxfire Book is Robin who said: “So cool that Katie found one thanks for…

And we use t’always have maypole marches. We had a big high maypole, and they marched round and round that…

The Mason jar is as much a symbol of the Appalachians as the dulcimer, apple butter, and a fog-draped August…

The way we did our teeth, there was a fella that had a pair of forceps—or tooth pullers, they called…

We also liked to run and play around in the woods. We were all the time chewing the leaves of…

“We have a good sense of humor, although it is sometimes delivered in a deadpan fashion, in keeping with our…

GRANNY’S HOT CHOCOLATE Combine all ingredients in small pot and heat. Alternatively, make it in a microwave. Add sugar and…