I’ll Choose Jesus – Original Song by Jerry Wilson
Today’s post was written by Paul. I found this version of Pap’s song “I’ll Choose Jesus” on one of the…
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Following the Signs
“My grandmother Cora did everything by the signs. Plant, harvesting, canning and preserving of course but also hog killing, fishing…
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Snakes and Brothers
Pap and his family – Pap is the boy in the overalls The oldest child in the family is often…
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September in Pigeon Roost 2
Chinquapin The 1974 Winter Edition of the Foxfire Magazine contains a compilation of newspaper articles written by Harvey Miller. At…
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Have You Ever Been Qualmish?
Qualmish, adj. Sick at the stomach; inclined to vomit; affected with nausea. ~Virginia Folk-Speech 1899 —- Several years ago I…
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Worn Memories
“There’s a backwards ole town that’s often remembered, so many times that my memories are worn.” “Paradise” – John Prine…
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Jelly Bags
“Although you can buy jelly bags, they are easy things to improvise. I always use the washed and bleached out…
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You Are My Sunshine
The girls learned the old standard “You Are My Sunshine” a couple years back for a Little Middle Folk School…
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Overheard
“Sounds like they’ve made you the ramrod up there.” —- Tipper Overheard: snippets of conversation I overhear in Southern Appalachia Subscribe for…
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Strawberry Bush
Strawberry bush noun A wild shrub (Euonymus americanus). Same as hearts a-bustin’ (with love). 1937 Thornborough Great Smoky Mts 25…
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5 Things
Chatter and her crotchet 1. Christmas will be here before you know it. Chatter has been crocheting presents as fast…
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Brasstown Blotter – Dear Boys and Girls
The Brasstown Blotter was a small publication published in the late 1930s and early 1940s by the John C. Campbell…
