Revolutionary War Patriot
Revolutionary War Patriot John Ingraham (about 1755-September 16, 1828) written by Ethelene Dyer Jones. The parentage of John Ingraham of…
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Planting by the Signs for July 2018
July is typically the time that gardens in my area are laid by which means folks have pretty much done…
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Good Water
A spring Pap used to feed our gravity water system when I was a child “Mountain people…highly valued a cold,…
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Come Go with Me to the John C. Campbell Folk School
Blind Pig Gang getting ready to play at the John C. Campbell Folk School – 2011 The Pressley Girls have…
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Overheard
“I made’em up with buttermilk to save my sweet milk. They were still good.” Tipper Overheard: snippets of conversation I overhear in…
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Brasstown Blotter – True Story
The Brasstown Blotter was a small publication published in the late 1930s and early 1940s by the John C. Campbell…
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Do You Use a Wheel Hoe?
Photo courtesy of Hoss Tools In Dean Mullis’ recent newsletter he mentioned using a wheel hoe in his garden for…
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Go Out the Door You Came in
The other day I was outside working when I forgot something in the backyard. On my way to get it,…
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How Does My Garden Grow – June 2018
We’re just beginning to enjoy the summer veggies. Our spring stuff has mostly played out with the exception of a…
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Squash Casserole
This time of the year folks are trying to find as many ways as possible to cook up the squash…
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Down in the Willow Garden
Today’s post was written by Paul. “Down in the Willow Garden” is an old murder ballad. Before I could play…
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Wild Hydrangea
Wild Hydrangea grows throughout the eastern United States and it grows profusely around my mountain holler. The blooms are not…
