Pruning Okra
Our Sow True Seed Jing Orange Okra has been producing nonstop for the last few weeks. I’ve pretty much needed…
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Foundered Rooster
My Dad got in deep trouble one time when picking ‘baccer worms off the tobacco. He said they were walking…
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5 Things
1.The other day Granny called and said there was the prettiest terrapin she ever saw in her yard and that…
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Charles Fletcher 1922 – 2018
Charles Fletcher – Friend of the Blind Pig and The Acorn Long time Blind Pig and The Acorn reader and…
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Summer Supper
Today’s guest post was written by Lorene from Appalroot Farm. This photo is a truly beloved scene from my childhood!…
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The Gospel According to John
Today’s post was written by Paul. “The Gospel According to John” is a song we learned from our friends, the…
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Long Memory
Rainbow Bread. Logo embedded in our screen door in Roanoke Virginia; some kind of felt looking material, in color, as…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 114
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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Brasstown Blotter – Carving Room
The Brasstown Blotter was a small publication published in the late 1930s and early 1940s by the John C. Campbell…
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Horseshoes Are Lucky
Horseshoes are lucky-at least they’re supposed to be. My Granny Gazzie had horseshoes wrapped in aluminum foil above a few…
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Thunder =’s ?
Photo by Trevis Hicks Lord’s bread wagon, Lord’s corn wagon noun Thunder. Same as bread wagon. 1913 Bruce Terms from…
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NC Chow Chow
Chow chow is a vegetable mixture that is either pickled or fermented. I don’t recall Granny ever making chow chow…
