The Solar Eclipse
The one picture I took of the eclipse The Solar Eclipse was much more fun than I thought it…
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Strange Sky Happeings
Today’s guest post was written by Ed Ammons Photo by Nelly Volkovich on Unsplash I remember seeing what we thought were the “Northern…
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Unearthly Lights
By Theodor Kittelsen (1857 – 1914) (Fra Lofoten 1891) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Excerpt from More Than Moonshine written…
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The Solar Eclipse In Appalachia
Today there will be a total solar eclipse over a large swath of the United States. My county of…
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Beyond The Starry Sky
The old hymn, Twilight Is Stealing, was written by Aldine Kieffer in the latter part of the 19th Century. According…
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Grannyisms
In Appalachia Grannies are famous for their healing, cooking, sewing, gardening, and for their sometimes quirky ways and funny sayings. I…
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Mean As A Striped Snake
The other day I ran into an old friend. After catching up with each other a bit he said “Well…
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Did You Ever Play With A Button On A String?
Did you ever play with a button on a string? My mamaw made one for me when I was just…
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Look the Beans
Dictionary of Smoky Mountain English Look transitive verb To examine (food), inspect for dirt or foreign objects. 1982 Slone How…
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See If You Can Help Liz Out
A few days ago Blind Pig reader Liz left the following comment: Tipper, will you put something on your…
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Have You Been Hearing Jar Flies?
Jar Flies play the soundtrack to late summer in the southern Appalachian Mountains. Since I grew up hearing their raspy…
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What To Do With Leftover Cornbread
We eat a lot of cornbread around the Blind Pig house, but sometimes we don’t eat the entire cake of…
