Overheard
“Son don’t worry about the mule just load the wagon.” Tipper Overheard: snippets of conversation I overhear in Southern Appalachia …
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5 Things
1. Pap was better at running the tv than Granny. They both love to watch the western channel and they…
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The Pear Trees
All my life an old homeplace up the creek has been called The Pear Trees. No pears there in my…
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Have you heard about Grandma Gatewood? And a Book Giveaway!
Several weeks ago Chicago Review Press sent me a copy of the book Grandma Gatewood’s Walk written by Ben Montgomery….
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How to Make Mulberry Juice – It’s good!
Last summer I tasted a mulberry for the very first time, actually that was the first time I ever even…
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Father’s Day without Pap
Pap, The Deer Hunter, Chatter and Chitter All week I’ve been afraid of today because its Father’s Day. I’ve been…
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Daddy and the Spring
The Summer Daddy Found the Spring (A True Story Remembered) written by Ethelene Dyer Jones It was a hot…
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Meet Mark Davidson
I met several fascinating folks when I attended Wilderness Wildlife Week back in May. Over the coming weeks I will introduce…
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When Daddy Took Us Fishing
This post was originally published here on the Blind Pig and the Acorn in 2012. ————————– Fishing with Our…
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Appalachian Sayings – Plumb Foolish
Brasstown – May 2016 foolish about, foolish over adjective phrase Fond of, infatuated with to the point of lacking judgment….
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Taking Daddy Water
Yesterday The Deer Hunter cut wood out on the ridge. The girls took him a big drink of water-then sat…
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Papaw’s Mountain Beans
Mountain beans is one of my favorite things to eat when we visit Papaw and Nana. Papaw usually fixes mountain beans…
