Appalachia Through My Eyes – Nurses in Training
Students working hard to better the lives of their families and ours. Tipper Appalachia Through My Eyes – A series…
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Spring is Chancy
“Spring was chancy, but she liked it best of all the seasons. One day would be still and soft…
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Childhood Aliments
Martins Creek Elementary 1945 – Pap is the first boy in the second row on the left This school year…
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The Maple Trees Are Wearing Their Spring Garments
Every spring of the year I look for the red blush of color that happens when the Maple trees…
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How Does My Garden Grow?
I was feeling so behind in all our gardening endeavors and now I’m wondering what I was so worried…
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Do You Like Ramps?
ramp noun A wild leek (Allium tricoccum) having a pungent taste and smell. Considered a delicacy by some, it…
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Blues Stay Away From Me
The Delmore Brothers were a great influence on Pap’s harmony style of singing. Pap was a fan of the Delmores from…
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Planting by the Signs Calendar – April 2017 and a Happy Birthday Wish
I’m not feeling near as behind in my gardening as I was a few weeks back. We finally got…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 98
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear some of the words. To…
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The Bloodroot is Blooming
Bloodroot is a common spring wildflower found in the Southern Highlands of Appalachia. The flowers typically grow no higher than…
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Legend of the Moon-eyed People
After reading my post about fairy crosses, Blind Pig reader Johnny Hurt sent me a link to the following video…
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Stranger Than Fiction
Remember the rock I told you about Chitter finding in the creek after a big rain a while back?…
