Appalachia Through My Eyes – Names For the Future
Matt surprised us all by scratching his name and the boys’ names in the concrete he poured to set a…
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I Made Pear Jelly
I love to get every ounce of goodness from fruit when I put it up. One way I accomplish that…
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The Pressley Girls Back On Stage
Corie and Katie haven’t played as much music in public since Corie married. And since the boys were born it’s…
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Kiger’s Store
Kiger’s Store Note: Kiger was the husband of Mama’s half-sister El short for Ella or Eller. Many families during the…
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Heavy Mast in Wilson Holler
mast noun A season’s accumulation of fruit of the forest forming the natural diet of bears, wild hogs, and other…
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From the Archives: Pap’s Advice of Being Your Ownself
October 10, 2021 Last week the girls uploaded a video of the old Merle Haggard song “The Way I Am.”…
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How Our Fall Garden Is Doing
Our fall garden is really thriving! We’ve had frequent rains and mostly warm temperatures during the last two months so…
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No Place Like Home
Granny’s and Pap’s porch with jars of kraut working In the Carolina mountains, home was a haven against the elements—most…
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Creamed Peas With New Potatoes
CREAMED PEAS AND NEW POTATOES Both peas and potatoes have long been favorites in mountain gardens, and for many generations…
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Morning Has Broken
Today’s post was written by Paul. I learned the song “Morning Has Broken” from Cat Stevens, but the song goes…
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Riddle 53
Today I’m sharing a riddle from Way Down Yonder on Troublesome Creek Appalachian Riddles & Rusties by James Still. Spell “butter” in…
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Sorghum Memories
When I was a kid–many many years ago–just a few miles from us lived a gentleman who made sorghum and…
