Brown Bean Update
Today’s post was written by Ed Ammons. On March 25th I did a guest post about some brown beans that…
-
-
Planting by the Signs for July 2025
Our corn that was laid down by the wind is now standing back up like it should be. We are…
-
Blackberry Pie = Yum!
BLACKBERRY PIE Cook 2 cups of blackberries with sugar, water, cornstarch, lemon juice, and butter. Bring to a simmer and…
-
Old Slew Foot
Today’d post was written by Paul. Caleb Dykes inadvertently suggested “Old Slew Foot” for the old timey Tuesday series. We…
-
Appalachian Vocabulary Test 185
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear the words and phrases….
-
Severe Thunderstorm & Garden Damage
Many areas in western NC have been having severe pop up thunderstorms during the last week. We’ve had thunder but…
-
Appalachia Through My Eyes – Giving Granny the First Beans
We picked our first mess of green beans yesterday. I thought the pole beans would be ready first, but the…
-
Cucumbers Starting to Come in
Our cucumbers are starting to come in. We ate our first one straight from the garden yesterday. It was so…
-
Funny Sayings
I love the rich colorful language of Appalachia. I love the mispronunciations, the unusual words and phrases, and the sayings—both…
-
From the Archives: Lydia Ledbetter’s Peanut Butter Cookies
June 22, 2015 I hardly ever make Peanut Butter Cookies. I like them I just don’t make them often. After…
-
Hunker Down
Today’s post was written by Paul. Back in the mid 90’s, I used to sometimes stop at Wayde Powell, II’s…
-
Granny Was Right
1952 Cherokee Scout Thank you to everyone who commented on yesterday’s post about Granny’s new found treasure. Granny was right…
