Medicinal Plants From Appalachia
When my girls were small-one of their favorite books was about a little old lady who went out into the…
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The Demon Driver Of Dawson County GA
Today’s guest post was written by Keith Jones. The Demon Driver of Dawson County (GA) by Keith Jones Of…
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Scary Songs
Music is huge part of my life-that’s no surprise to anyone who reads the Blind Pig on a regular basis. Halloween parties…
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Ever Been To A Dumb Supper?
A few days ago, Mel Hawkins left a comment on the Blind Pig asking if I knew about Dumb Suppers….
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Spooky Appalachian Vocabulary Words
I thought it would be fun to use spooky words for an Appalachian Vocabulary Test. But when I started trying…
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The Story Of The Devil’s Tramping Ground
Appalachia is full of scary stories about ghosts, witches, painters, hainted houses, etc. Religion is woven so tightly through Appalachia-that the…
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Haunt Tales
haunt tale noun A variant forms haint tale, hant tale. B A ghost story 1938 Hall Coll. Emerts Cove TN People’s…
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Cushaw Pie = YUM
This time of the year I start thinking of Granny’s Pumpkin Pie. There’s something about the cooler weather and fall…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Beautiful College Campuses And A Secret Code
Young Harris College We have beautiful college campuses in Appalachia. You’d think our beautiful campuses are top secret-I mean you…
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I’m Working On A Building
Chatter, Pap, and Paul have been fooling around with the old song Working on a Building for the past few…
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“Old Autumn In The Misty Morn”
Today’s guest post was written by Ethelene Dyer Jones. A certain aura of solemnity and sadness settles over me as…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Beggar Lice
1901 Lounsberry Southern Wild Flowers 527 Although they flare jaunty golden-heads, all the while they are preparing their flattened…
