Appalachia Through My Eyes – Hearing Voices that are Gone
A girl in Appalachia, high on a mountain top viewing her world while she hears the voices of those who are…
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A Good Day for Tater Soup
The chilly temps that have moved into western NC made me start wanting a big pot of soup. The cold also…
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Weary Lonesome Blues
After yesterday’s post about being lonesome I thought I’d share a song about being lonesome with you today. I posted…
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That Lonesome Feeling
Ethelene Dyer Jones – January 2013 What brings on that lonesome feeling? Sometimes it can be triggered by a sight,…
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It’s Ooshie!
A good while back Blind Pig reader Lorie Thompson left the following comment: I read your blog with delight! Your…
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Blind Pig & The Acorn in 2016
Wow where did 2015 go? It seems only yesterday I was telling you about the goals I had planned for…
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New Ground
Dictionary of Smoky Mountain English New ground noun [ sometimes with stress on ground ] An area newly cleared for cultivation…
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Appalachian Sayings – Tough as a Pine Knot
The saying tough as a pine knot means, well it means you’re tough! It’s a saying I’ve heard all my…
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Chess Cake – An easy dessert!
I was a child when I first tasted Chess Cake at a church decoration or other such get-together. Granny never made…
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Let the Lower Lights be Burning
Pap and Paul have been fooling around with the old song Let the Lower Lights be Burning for the last…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Winter Finally Decided to Show Up
Winter finally decided to show up in Southern Appalachia. With Christmas temps in the 70s the bite of cold weather…
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5 Things
1. I like to do my Spring cleaning right after Christmas. As soon as I start taking down the decorations…
