Bloodroot Information from the Dictionary of Smoky Mountain English
bloodroot noun A perennial wild plant (Sanguinaria canadensis); the red juice from its root is used to make a medicinal…
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Wart Removal Folklore – Real Stories
I have several stories about wart removal for you today. If you missed the first post What to do for…
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The Love of Music
Music. The mountain people love it. All of it. And most of ’em love all kinds. They do a…
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Clearing New Ground in Choestoe
Today’s guest post was written by Ethelene Dyer Jones. I just now accessed Charles Fletcher’s delightful “New Ground,” and…
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What To Do For Warts
A few of my past posts continue to be quite popular. Even though it may have been years since I shared…
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The Ramp Tramp
Today’s guest post was written by Charles Fletcher. ————————– Ramp Tramp While hunting in the mountains of North Carolina, I…
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I Twice Belong to Thee
Wade and Marie Wilson – Pap’s parents – My Papaw and Mamaw I’ve been thinking a lot about Papaw Wade…
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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…
