Jolene
Most everyone is familiar with the Dolly Parton classic Jolene. According to an NPR article, the song is Parton’s most…
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Civil War Surgery
Top Ten Surprising Things About Civil War Medicine written by Carole Adrienne 1) There wasn’t an ambulance to be found….
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Appalachian Sayings – If You Sup With The Devil You Need A Long Spoon
If you’re going to sup with the Devil you need to use a long spoon. In other words: you better…
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Survival Lessons From The Civil War
Today’s guestpost was written by Leon Pantenburg, who blogs at Survival Common Sense. I ordered by inter-library loan a book named…
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Green Up
A few months ago I received the following email: Dear Ms. Pressley – I have enjoyed browsing your blog because…
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150th Anniversary Of The Civil War
James Jasper Scroggs Confederate Solider “Two-thirds of all Civil War deaths were a result of disease, not battlefield injury. Most…
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Strawberry Shortcake Scones
Strawberries aren’t my favorite fruit. They’re good, but they just haven’t ever been at the top of my list. But…
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Angels Rock Me To Sleep In The Cradle Of Love
Chatter and Chitter learned many of the old songs they perform from riding in the backseat of my car for…
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Tomato Varieties I’m Growing This Year
I can’t believe how much our tomato seedlings have grown over the last few days. Even though, there’s been more…
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By At The Gallop Goes He
My father used to do something like Mr. Davenport but not to that extent. He also played the spoons. Sometimes…
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Appalachian Sayings – Grab And Growl
“Grab and growl, supper’s ready!” —————————— I first heard the saying grab and growl from The Deer Hunter. After we…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Music On A College Campus
Musicians gathered in a circle to play; people with listening ears gathered in the grass and on plastic chairs…
