The Old Gray Cat
I’m going to share a Pressley Girls video with you today-The Old Gray Cat. They learned the song at the…
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Baa Baa Black Sheep
Baa Baa Black Sheep Have You Any Wool? Yes, sir, yes, sir three bags full. One for the master, one…
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Zollicoffer Sullivan County East Tenn March 18th 1863 Letter 7
Interior view of Rebel fort in front of Petersburg works, manned by Cowan’s Independent battery, 1st N.Y., 24th June, 1864…
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Appalachian Harvest Vocabulary
Admiring your harvest is one of the greatest satisfactions of gardening-you can see some of Granny’s in the photo above….
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Jar Flies
Jar Flies aka cicadas play the soundtrack to late summer in the southern Appalachian Mountains. Since I grew up hearing…
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Roasted Cushaw
I discovered a new favorite way to eat cushaw squash-roast it! I’ve roasted yellow squash and zucchini squash before but…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Be Your Ownself
Chatter and Chitter have always danced to the beat of their own drum. I wish I could take credit for…
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River Of Jordan
The song River of Jordan was made famous by The Louvin Brothers. Since Pap sung it too, it’s a song…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Chopping Wood
Spit in your hand when chopping wood for good luck ~Appalachian Folklore The Deer Hunter came into some free wood…
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Something Smells Bad
A few weeks ago I received the following email: Hi Tipper, I am trying to track down an old word….
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Washington County East Tenn March 12, 1863 Letter 6
Gettysburg, Pa. Three Confederate prisoners – Library of Congress When we last checked in with W.C. Penland he seemed kinda down but still…
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My Squash Report
It was a bumper year for Squash in the Blind Pig & the Acorn garden. We had tons of yellow…
