Shoe-make
Shumake noun The sumac bush (Rhus glabra). Its bark is made into a preparation to treat burns, and its blossoms…
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Frankie Chastain’s Hot Green Tomato and Pepper Pickles
Every year Frankie Chastain’s family gathers at the Martins Creek Community Center for a day of green tomato pickle making….
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Two Old Chairs
Jo Kilmer – Spirit Tall Two interesting things happened during the month of July at the Blind Pig House. It…
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Pap’s Big Garden Laid Fallow this Summer
Late yesterday evening Chitter asked me if I’d walk down to Pap’s big garden with her. She wanted to look…
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Overheard
I can’t hit them at all! But I used to be able to hit’em at midnight and the wind a…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Ironweed, the Purple Robe
Roadsides and fields in Southern Appalachia have put on their purple robe. Ironweed is in full bloom. This time of year…
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Henry Grooms
I first shared portions of this post back in June of 2012. I grew up hearing the tune called Bonaparte’s…
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How to Make Applesauce and How to can it!
The Blind Pig Family loves applesauce! There’s is just something so satisfying about eating applesauce along with supper on a…
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Fruit = Apples in Appalachia
fruit noun Apples preserved, stewed, or made into sauce. 1926 Wilson Cullowhee Wordlist = apples. “We have lots of fruit…
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Working on a Building – Take 2
A few of you may remember, I shared a post about the song Working on a Building last October. At…
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Old Man – Funny Characters from Appalachia
I love to hear Pap tell funny stories from his past. Most of the characters are long gone from this…
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5 Things
1. The girls have been trying their hand at chicken wrangling…well more like chicken chasing. The other day I got a…
