She Lived with her Mother
Are there kids from your childhood that you can’t forget? I’m not talking about the kids you were best…
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Bee Folklore
Bee Folklore The Frank C. Brown Collection of NC Folklore *The success of swarming bees can be told in…
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The Old the Young the Middle – In Appalachia
The old: a 93 year old gentleman cleaned up in his pointer overalls, a faded long sleeved shirt with every…
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Appalachian Sayings – Even a Blind Pig can find an Acorn Every Once in a While
Recently Dolores, a Blind Pig Reader, asked where the blog name Blind Pig and The Acorn came from. I almost…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – The Prettiest Place for a Ball Field
Macon County NC Have you ever seen a prettier place for a ball field? I imagine it’d be hard to…
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Blind Pig and The Acorn News
I have a few bits of blog news to share with you today. The Blind Pig and The Acorn is…
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Irish Soda Bread
When Chatter was a little girl she used to tell me she wanted to be a cooker so she could…
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Far Off and Gone Like Summer Wages
Tipper – Early 1990s Haywood County NC I’ve been listening to the Blind Pig Gang’s version of an old Ian Tyson…
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Jewelweed Blooms
Jewelweed grows in a ditch at the bottom of my driveway. Generally the plants grow in shady damp places and can…
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Appalachian Sayings – Proud to be Here
I’m proud to be here. —————— proud adjective Pleased, delighted. 1895 Edson and Fairchild Tenn Mts 373 She will be…
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Additional Details about the Henry Grooms Story
Today I’m going to share more information surrounding the story of Grooms Tune that I posted last week here…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 81
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. Take it and see how you do! Swipe off Sweet milk Stub…
