Scat Scat Cat
scat, scat cat interjection Bless you! (a response to another person’s sneeze). 1983 Broaddus Kentucky Word List 54 = said…
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Adding Suffixes in Appalachia
In Appalachia you’ll often hear folks adding unusual suffixes to their words. Here’s a few examples. -ified fightified girlified prettified…
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Swag
A swag above the house a ways A few weeks back Ron Stephens left the following comment: “I wondered the…
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Crumble or Pour First?
“My friend Elliott Miller was hospitalized. During his recovery, one of the first meals he ordered from the hospital menu…
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Pick Me Up On Your Way Down
JCCFS Fall Festival 2018 If you’ve been to a Pressley Girls’ performance you’ve more than likely heard the story about…
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Riddles 4
I’m sharing another riddle by way of Sidney Saylor Farr’s book My “Appalachia – A Memoir” with you today. In…
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Appalachians Are A Remembering People
“I come from a line of remembering people. In generations past we built churches and ballads and a way of…
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What do You do in the Winter?
After Christmas I start thinking about gardening. I was hoping to get The Deer Hunter to turn our garden at…
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Ruling Days Results
Ruling day 1: Low 26 High 48 No precipitation Ruling day 2: Low 35 High 58 No Precipitation Ruling day…
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What Happened to the Well?
“As you will recall, my story was about my Daddy’s attempt to dig a well by our house, his disappointments…
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Cooking by Lamp Light
“There was no electricity in those days, so we carried oil lamps from room to room and cooked in the…
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Long Way Home
Last Sunday I told you about the Christmas dvd the girls’ made for Paul. It’s hard to say which song…
