The Smathers of Haywood County
Photo courtesy of The Shook Museum – Clyde, Haywood County NC A few weeks back the girls and I attended…
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Planting by the Signs Calendar – May 2017
Our spring garden is coming right along. The green onions, radishes, and lettuce are starting to come in and…
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Green Onions and Salt
Ethelene Dyer Jones sent me the following piece about her memories of eating from the spring garden as a child: A…
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In That Morning
Quay Smathers Excerpt from the Quay Smathers Memorial Singing School Website: “Quay Smathers was born in Dutch Cove south of…
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A Child of the Mountains
A Child of the Mountains I am a child of the mountains, Running barefooted where wild honeysuckle and mountain…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 99
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear some of the words….
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You’ll Catch Cold or You’ll Take the Weed?
A few weeks ago I received the following comment: Hello, I came across your blog while trying to find…
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Robin’s Plantain
I discovered a wildflower I’ve never seen, or at least never noticed, in my backyard last week. At first glance…
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Two Jaybirds
Jaybird noun A blue jay, used in various similes. 1913 Kephart Our Sthn High 107 He’s as antic as a jay bird when he takes…
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Lettuce and Onions
killed salad, kilt salad noun A salad made by pouring boiling grease over lettuce or other greens. Same as wilted…
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Walking My Lord Up Calvary’s Hill
Photo by Trevis Hicks We learned a new song for Easter, but didn’t get it put up on youtube in…
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Overheard
“I didn’t know you liked pretzels.” “Yeah I like them. How could you not they’re salty sticks.” ————————– Tipper…
