Washing Your Hair with Grapevine Water
“When I was young, I used to cut grapevines and rinse my hair in the liquid. The older folks called…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 88
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos in this test to let you hear some…
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Bear Corn
Conopholis americana is a small parasitic plant that typically grows near oak trees. It is commonly called bear corn, cancer…
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B. Ruth’s Garden and Deer Startle
Today’s guest post was written by B.Ruth Here is Roy on hands and knees, putting in for me, the small…
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Planting By The Signs for May 2016
Lots of planting to be done in the month of May. We typically plant most of the things we grow…
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Old Timey Sweet Bread
A few months ago I posted about going down to Pap’s for a piece of his sweet bread. More than…
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47 Years Young Today
Today is The Deer Hunter’s birthday. He’s 47 years young. We were in our early 20s when we met, set…
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Wild Iris
These tiny Iris grow prolifically around my mountain holler. Their shades vary from pale blue to a deeper purple. Wild Dwarf Crested…
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Overheard
When a song moved Daddy he’d say “Now that’ll make you go down the road talking to yourself.” (Liz Smathers…
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5 Things
1. A light in the darkness always speaks of comfort and home…even when you’re only walking up the driveway from just…
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Green Up Time
“Have you noticed? It’s greening up!” That was a common expression among my Scots-Irish folks in the mountains of Choestoe…
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How Does My Garden Grow?
Our garden is coming right along. The tomatoes and peppers in the greenhouse seem to be growing an inch every…
