Chitter Got a New Fiddle
Chitter got herself a new fiddle. She found it on Murphy Yardsale. I know a lot of you don’t fool…
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Tennessee Recognizes the Appalachian Language
Last week while I was talking about the importance of passing our rich colorful Appalachian Language on to the next…
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Getting Granny’s Garden Ready
Granny has been anxious to get her garden plowed and her spring veggies planted. Over the weekend we managed to…
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Planting By The Signs April 2019
We have tomatoes, peppers, and a few melons growing in the greenhouse. And we have onions, radishes, beets, and lettuce…
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Sassafras – A Spring Tonic
“Drink sassafras tea during the month of March and you won’t need a doctor” —Old mountain saying Sass Tea? My…
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If I Could Paint a Garden
The Pressley Girls If I could paint a picture of you and me I would paint a garden If I…
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Riddles 9
I’m sharing another riddle from “Way Down Yonder on Troublesome Creek Appalachian Riddles & Rusties” by James Still. “Old John…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 122
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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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Keeping the Language Alive
A few weeks back I was asked to talk to students and parents at a local school about being a…
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Foundered on Peas and New Taters
Granny Granny was a picky child and wouldn’t harldy eat nothing. She wouldn’t even eat egg whites, only the yolks….
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Lick in Appalachia
lick noun 1 A sharp blow or stroke with the hand or a heavy instrument. 1884 Murfree In Tenn 83…
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Scottish Delights
I love cooking recipes from the “Favorite Recipes of the John C. Campbell Folk School” cookbook. It was published in…
