Yellow Flowers and Yellow Throats
Do you dream at night? I’ve met folks who say they rarely dream and folks who say they never…
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Listen to my Whippoorwill
We’ve had a whippoorwill hanging around our house since about mid May. It sends out its call just after…
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I Made Three Bean Salad for the First Time!
When I go to a homecoming or dinner on the grounds I always keep an eye out for Three Bean…
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Father’s Day in Appalachia
Steve and Pap – 1970 Father’s Day in Appalachia is special dinners with Daddy’s favorite cake or pie. It’s fathers…
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Appalachian Sayings – Help My Time
Chitter, Morgan, and Chatter – 4th Grade Martins Creek Elementary help my time interjection A mild exclamation of surprise….
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Tipper’s Fairy Tale – The Second Part
I’m finally ready to share rest of my fairy tale with you. If you missed the first post about my…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – The Man Who Can Fix Anything
The Deer Hunter is the man who can fix anything. I swear it doesn’t matter what is tore up…
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The Mountain Whippoorwill – Stephen Vincent Benet
The Mountain Whippoorwill written by Stephen Vincent Benet 1925 Up in the mountains, it’s lonesome all the time, (Sof’…
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Tipper’s Fairy Tale
I’ve been keeping a secret from you this summer. There’s a fairy tale taking place just outside my kitchen…
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Old Fashioned Chess Pie
I first tasted Chess Pie at the John C. Campbell Folk School and that’s also where I learned to make it. Chess…
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I’ll Fly Away
The old standard I’ll Fly Away was written by Albert E. Brumley aka gospel song writer extraordinaire. According to the Brumley website, I’ll Fly Away was…
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Overheard
“Look around and see what you can find. You’re welcome to use anything I’ve got that you need.” ————…
