Appalachian Grammar Lesson 29
We like s’es in Appalachia. That statement sounds silly doesn’t it? What I mean is we like to add an…
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Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
Did you eat in the lunchroom when you were in school? As far as I can remember, Paul, Steve, and…
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It’s A Time Where My Spirit Is Walking
Just a touch of the past is all I’m asking Just a feeling I’m wanting to know It’s a time…
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Appalachian Sayings – If It’d Been A Snake It Would Have Bit You
Snakes sunning at Fires Creek “If it’d been a snake it would have bit you!” The saying simply means that…
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Overheard
“He ain’t got as much sense as last year’s birds nest.” —————- Tipper p.s. Pap update: To make a really…
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1915 Civil War Monument
Excerpt from the WCU Digital Collection – Taking the Train Sylva, NC On September 18, 1915, a crowd estimated at…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 78
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. Take it and see how you do. Sara Jones Save back Saw…
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W.C. Penland’s Fellow Soldiers
The first time I ever read the Civil War letters written by W.C. Penland several things jumped out at me….
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How To Make Mulberry Jelly
Not long ago someone asked me if I liked Mulberries. I said “Well I’ve never tasted one nor even seen…
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Country Roads Feel Like Summer
Country roads feel like summer. Maybe it’s because folks go for more visits in the summer time. Heading down the…
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Big In Appalachia
A couple of weeks ago I received the email below from Blind Pig reader Shelia. Hey there Tipper, I enjoy…
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Sweet Bubby Bush
The air around my house is fragrant with the sweet smell of Carolina Spice Bushes. The shrubby bushes are called…
