Planting by the Signs Calendar – June 2017
We’ve been getting plenty of rain and sunshine and our garden is thriving because of it. We also topped off…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Narrow Leaf Plantain
I’ve been noticing a clump of weeds just out the backdoor. The green bunch is growing right in the portion…
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Terriblest and other est words in Appalachia
Tipper – sitting in one of her favorite places, the front porch Adding est to give emphasis to words is…
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Whippoorwills
When the Whippoorwhills Call by John Parris There’s an old mountain saying that when the first whippoorwill calls it’s time…
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Remembering on Memorial Day
Memorial Day was created to honor fallen soldiers of the Civil War and was originally called Decoration Day. John L….
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Crying Holy Unto the Lord
The girls have been doing the old gospel song Crying Holy Unto the Lord for more than a few years….
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Overheard
“That was pretty good, but could you do pretty little girl with a joe sack on?” Tipper p.s. Overheard: snippets…
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Grateful in Appalachia
“Louisa had never been grateful for anything, but from Corie she learned gratefulness and thankfulness for all things: dry wood,…
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Sevin Dust or a Natural Remedy for Garden Bugs?
Pap’s old sevin dust can We don’t usually have issues with bugs doing damage to our garden. There’s always Japanese…
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Rabies
Rabies written by Larry Griffith As a boy in the early 1950’s I lived on Squirrel Run in Elliot Co….
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Whippoorwills in Bellview
I grew up hearing Pap tell a very silly story about Whippoorwills. In days gone by, the story was quite…
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Kraut
kraut A noun Sauerkraut, widely made in the mountains, stored in barrels and kept for winter consumption. The food is…
