Appalachian Saying By Way of John Parris
Since I decided to feature Appalachian Sayings as a regular series here on the Blind Pig and The Acorn, I’ve…

Since I decided to feature Appalachian Sayings as a regular series here on the Blind Pig and The Acorn, I’ve…

Irish potato noun A variant forms arsh potato, arsh tater B The common white potato (with Irish added to distinguish…

One of the first things I learned to bake was Butterscotch Pie. Granny often made cream-pies for us kids. Most…

Life is full of secrets, some important some totally trivial-think middle school crushes. I’ve always enjoyed being in on a secret,…

For a brief respite you walked the paths known to your ancestors. How firm the tread, how sweet the memories….

“I remember our Mom tying up soap slivers in rags that she threw in the laundry when I was very…

A few weeks ago Blind Pig reader Bobby Dale, sent me the following question: “Hi Tipper, Just wondering if you…

I finally managed to get a few of my folkart pieces in the Blind Pig & the Acorn Etsy shop you can see…

The whole Blind Pig bunch has been down and out and missing the music player ever since I had to…

I made rice pudding for the first time last week. I ran across the recipe in the book Mountain Cooking…

If you been reading the Blind Pig & the Acorn for any length of time then you already know Pap…

Trees that bloom twice in one year will have a bad crop. Pap says he’s seen June apples bloom twice…