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…
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Overheard
“I’m going to try my dead level best.” ——————— Tipper Overheard: snippets of conversation I overhear in Southern Appalachia
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 90
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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The Corn is Tassling
Corn tasseling in Brasstown NC, 2016 tassel noun variant form of tossel. 1966-68 DARE (Brasstown NC, Spruce Pine NC). 1999…
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Spoiled…but in a Good Way
Chitter JCCFS – Dance Musicians Week 2016 Due to the generosity of anonymous donors, Chatter and Chitter got to participate…
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Tooth Jumper – Tooth Puller
tooth jumper, tooth puller noun An untrained dentist who uses a hammer and a nail to extract or cause a…
