Planting By The Signs July 2014
We’re having another rainy summer here in the southern Appalachian Mountains. I’m hoping its not a total washout like last…
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Until Then
LC and Frankie Chastain A big THANK YOU to everyone who came out to the Martins Creek Community Center…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Crawdad
See the critter in the photo-I call it a crawdad. I assumed everyone else did too until I read a…
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Little Boy Blue
Little boy blue, Come blow your horn, The sheep’s in the meadow, The cow’s in the corn. But where is…
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Knoxville Tennessee October The 12 1862 – Letter 1
Knoxville, Tenn. Environs of Knoxville seen from south bank of Tennessee River; East Tennessee University in middle distance (Library of…
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Uncle Frank
See the gentleman sitting at the end of the couch? He was Pap’s Uncle Frank-my Great Uncle Frank. He died when…
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Overheard
First person: “We gotta decide which way it’s going to be. When we go, we all need to go together…
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The William C. Penland Letters From East Tennessee
The Penland Historical Society has graciously allowed me to share the following Historical Notes with you. Historical Notes…
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Lamp Lighting Time
Our minds takes us all back to different moments in time. Happy times, sorrowful times, bittersweet times-doesn’t matter which-at some…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – The Place Was Full
Sending out a BIG thank you to everyone who came out to see The Pressley Girls last night. And a heartfelt…
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This Old Man
This old man, he played one, He played knick-knack with his thumb, With a knick-knack, paddy whack, Give the dog…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Like Fighting Fire
I go at every thing I do like I’m fighting fire. Makes no difference if I’m cooking supper, working in…
