Catching Wild Turkeys
Granny Gazzie and Grandpa Charlie Most of us will get our Thanksgiving turkey from the grocery store, Granny bought…
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My Fall Garden
Chatter’s Calendula flowers are still blooming strong. Hard to believe anything is growing let alone blooming in this terrible…
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Pine Rosin
Chatter, Tipper, and Chitter Over the years I’ve learned to be wary when one of the girls run up to…
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Persimmon Bread
Since Wofford College is in Jim Casada’s neck of the woods, he came to watch the show we did there…
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My World Ended Today
Paul and Pap produced their Lamp Lighting Time cd way back in 2009. Sort of hard for me to…
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Common World Sayings in Appalachia
Back in the day when The Deer Hunter and I were courting, he teased me for saying the phrase every day of…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Helicopters and Boys
In Appalachia we have helicopter pilots who criss cross the mountains ferrying folks who are in need to hospitals…
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I’m Giving Away Some Blind Pig and The Acorn Music
Some of my earliest memories revolve around the art of making music. I was blessed to grow up in…
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Appalachian Sayings – It’ll Put Hair On Your Chest
Hiking up and down steep mountains will put hair on your chest. It’ll also make you take naps in…
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5 Things
1. The trees have put on their pretty fall garments, but someone forgot to remind Mother Nature to lower…
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A Mother’s Love Defies Death
Today wraps up my October series of spooky posts. It seems appropriate to end with my favorite mountain ghost…
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Knoxville Girl
When I hear someone talking about the many murder ballads of Appalachia, Knoxville Girl is always the one that comes…
