A Snowy Christmas Journey
Today’s guest post was written by Matthew Burns. Pendleton County snowy road (Courtesy of Darlene Wilton) Every Christmas Eve, my…
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Russian Tea – The Drink for Christmas
I had never even heard of Russian Tea before I met The Deer Hunter-much less tasted it. The first Russian…
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Christmas Music from Appalachia all the Way to Argentina
Last Christmas I wrote about the song Jingle Bells twice! First there was the history of the song and Pap…
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Chatter and Chitter’s Christmas Trees
So many of you asked to see the girls’ Christmas trees that I decided to share a photo of…
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How to Make a Ring from a Nickel
Silver rings made from coins seem to hold so much meaning to me. Maybe it’s because you need patience and…
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Holly Leaves
Tipper-Do any of your readers remember, taking a sharp pointed holly leaf, putting it between your middle finger and thumb….
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 84
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test take it and see how you do! Weak trembles Whoop and a…
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I’ll Be Home For Christmas
I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS written by Don Casada For about a decade before I was born until in my…
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Hard Rock Candy
I first shared this Christmas treat recipe back in December of 2013. It’s another sweet treat that I never think about until…
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Joy to the World!
Joy to the World is one of my favorite Christmas songs. Who couldn’t be inspired by those hopeful peppy cheerful…
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Did You Know You Could Saw Black Walnuts Open to Get the Nuts?
It was last December when David Berry first contacted me. He said he’d stumbled upon my post about Kenneth Roper’s…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Christmas Trees
We put our Christmas tree up the weekend after Thanksgiving. Every year I think our tree is the prettiest one…
