Appalachia Through My Eyes – Fall Color Is Here
“The hills are beginning to catch fire. Autumn’s glory is spreading across the land. The backroads are calling. The greatest…
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Crazy Arms @ The JCCFS Fall Festival
One of the songs the girls chose to do for this year’s JCCFS’s Fall Festival was Crazy Arms. It doesn’t matter…
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Tom Toddy Tom Toddy
Back when we first started discussing rhymes here on the Blind Pig, Ed Ammons sent me the following email about…
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Persimmon Seed = Snow…Maybe
A friend sent me the photo of the persimmon seed. See the little spoon shape on the right side? That’s…
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The Janitor
Today’s guest post was written by David Templeton. We went to a small, country school; four rooms, one with a…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Walking On Strange Ground
The other day at work the bottom of my foot nearly itched me to death! Does that ever happen to…
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Potato Candy
Have you ever eaten Potato Candy? It’s really good, especiallay if you have sweet tooth. JC McCoy makes the best…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Frost On The Mustard Greens
Jack Frost made an early visit to Western North Carolina over the weekend. He Left his signature white breath over…
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The Kudzu Kickers
Yesterday afternoon the Kudzu Kickers (Chatter and Chitter’s clogging team) took the festival barn stage at 4:00 p.m. and they…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Flowerdy
floweredy adjective Featuring a floral pattern or design, flowery. 1952 Justus Children 14 Yes, if I have enough berry money,…
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Is It A Closet Or A Press?
A few weeks ago you helped answer a question sent to me by Blind Pig reader Eldonna Ashley. You did such…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Archaic Language And The 21st Century
There are a few entrances to the place where I work. All the entrances originate from the same highway-just at…
