Chocolate Zucchini Cake
I’m up to my ears in zucchini, but I’m not complaining one bit! I love it about any way you…
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Pass Me Not O Gentle Savior
The hymn Pass Me Not was written by Fanny J. Crosby (1820-1915). I’ve read two different stories detailing how Crosby…
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Overheard
“You better put your shoes on, I heard some thunder back in yonder.” ——————- Tipper Overheard: snippets of conversation I overhear…
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Hanging Out Clothes in Appalachia
Janet: I like hanging out clothes, it gives me a time to relax and enjoy the gentle breezes outside. I have…
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Sweeping is Important in Appalachia
Sweeping Folklore You’ll never marry if someone sweeps under your feet. (I heard this one all the time when…
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Making Ice in August
Library of Congress – c1907 PENNSYLVANIA–CONNEAUT LAKE Gov. Carringer describes event that happened in Graham County NC late 1800s – written…
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5 Things
1. The girls finished up another amazing week at John C. Campbell Folk School’s annual Dance Musicians Week. They were…
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Leather Britches
leather britches, leather britches beans noun Green beans put on a thread or string (as at a bean stringing), dried…
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Summertime in Appalachia
It’s summertime in Southern Appalachia. The sun is beating down like the oven door has been left open or someone…
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Overheard
“It’s hotter than 4 barrel hell. I’m ready for blue snow to be flying.” ——————- Tipper Overheard: snippets of conversation I…
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The Owl is Still in Wilson Holler
Several years ago I shared a story about a plastic owl with you. The fake owl is still alive…
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Have You Been Hearing the Katydids?
Have you been hearing the katydids at night? We’ve been hearing their chatter for a few weeks now. Granny and…
