Thinking Of Berea KY
This weekend is the date for the annual Mountain Folk Festival held at Berea College in KY. The girls and…
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Overheard
I don’t care who I am I’m just glad that I am! ——————– Tipper Overheard: snippets of conversation I overhear in Southern…
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Locks Of Gold Today – Tomorrow Silver Gray
The Dandelion by John Banister Tabb With locks of gold to-day, To-morrow, silver gray; Then blossom-bald. Behold, O man, thy fortune…
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Seed Descriptions And What They Mean
A Brief Dictionary Of Seed Descriptions Found In Seed Catalogs written by Dean Mullis. Looking through your favorite seed catalog can…
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My Sow True Seed Spring Garden
A couple weeks ago, under the fruitful sign of Taurus we got our spring garden planted. I like to…
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An Easy Supper
One of my favorite quick supper dishes to make is Eggs with Tomato and Cheese. I discovered the recipe several…
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The Trumpet Sounded Long And Loud
The Mountain Burned With Fire by Jerry Wilson Oh the mountain burned with fire Smoke was everywhere The trumpet sounded…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Red Worm
red worm noun common term in the mountains for an earthworm. 1936 LAMSAS (Madison Co NC, Swain Co NC). 1949…
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Spring In Appalachia
Bloodroot – Photo by Don Casada Shortly after I started the Blind Pig & The Acorn back in 2008, I…
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Our Beloved Tennessee Earth
“Homeplace. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, well this is one word that is worth a thousand…
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Planting By The Signs for April 2015
I started trying to plant by the signs about 8 years ago. Pap and Granny always grew a garden when…
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Appalachian Sayings – Beggars Can’t Be Choosers
I’m starving! Here’s some grapes. I wish I had something really good to eat. Well, beggars can’t be choosers. ——————–…
