Tooth Folklore in Appalachia
In my opinion a toothache is one of the most aggravating and painful problems to have. Lucky for folks today relief is usually…
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So What’s a Packsaddle?
pack saddle noun A large caterpillar (Sibine stimulea) having a poisonous sting. 1999 Montgomery Coll. (Cardwell). ~Dictionary of Smoky Mountain…
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Pap and his Cornfield
I wrote this post back in 2011 about making a trip to the cornfield with Pap. Yesterday morning I went to the…
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I Made Peach Jelly…Even Though Granny Told Me Not To
Last week Kim, a Blind Pig reader and a friend, posted about making peach jelly from peelings on Instagram. I…
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Working on a Building – Take 3
Over the years many people have covered the song I’m Working on a Building. The list includes: The Carter Family,…
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Overheard
After trying a dozen times to get it attached to the tractor Daddy said “I don’t believe the Lord wants…
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Ever had the Jim Jams or the Jimmies?
Jim jams noun Anxiety, restlessness. 1885 Murfree Prophet 153 Mirandy Jane hev fairly got the jim-jams. 1996-97 Montgomery Coll. (Bush,…
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How People Used to Brush Their Teeth
Most everyone used twig toothbrushes when I was a child. They’d get a small stick from a blackgum tree about…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Teaching the Next Generation to Love the Great Outdoors
If there’s a get together in Appalachia that includes folks of all ages you can bet at some point the older…
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Shelly Beans
shelly bean noun Any large bunch bean that is removed from the shell and is good as a dried bean…
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Planting by the Signs for August 2016
The summer garden is winding itself down here at the Blind Pig house. We’re still getting plenty of tomatoes, cucumbers, squash,…
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Precious Memories
Grief is a funny thing. Some days I feel so distant from Pap that I wonder if he was really…
