Planting by the Signs for July 2016
We’ve got cucumbers, squash, and tomatoes coming in every day and we’re about a week away from picking the first…
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Using the word ALL in Appalachia
In Appalachia we use the word all in…well in all sorts of ways! We often add the word all to pronouns:…
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Course the Bees
Papaw Wade blowing his fox horn course verb To trace or follow (esp bees to their hive). 1926 Hunnicutt Twenty…
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Paths in Appalachia
From house to house he goesA messenger small and slight,And whether it rains or snows,He sleeps outside at night. ~Riddle…
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Larry’s Fruit Salad
Larry was a friend of Miss Cindy’s. He gave me the name for the Blind Pig and The Acorn and…
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Down in a Little Green Valley
As I spent time outside over the last few days I was reminded of this post I wrote back in…
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Breakfast – Dinner – Supper
dinner noun The midday meal, traditionally the main one of the day. 1924 Spring Lydia Whaley 1 Pap let the…
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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…
