Cold Temperatures Right On Time
The cold weather we’re experiencing is right on time for Dogwood Winter. Last week we had a couple of days…
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Heavy Rain in Brasstown
Saturday night through Monday morning we had more rain than we’ve had in I don’t know when. Branches and creeks…
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Texas Sheet Cake from Miss Cindy
Miss Cindy taught me to make the popular Texas Sheet Cake recipe ages ago. I’ve always thought of the cake…
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I’ve Got a Mansion Just Over the Hilltop
The Jenkins Family (Granny is third from the left on the first row, Lucky is beside her) Yesterday was the…
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Overheard
“I reckon I’m like a dog. Sometimes it comes over me and I gotta bark. And let me tell you…
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Dividing Flowers
After the Jonquils came into full bloom one early Spring, I remember my Granny standing on the porch. Her big…
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Chicken Feathers & Passing of Time
chickens today, feathers tomorrowA saying among hillfolk roughly equivalent to “here today, gone tomorrow,” or life is short. “He shook…
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Spring and Children’s Competitions
Rooster fight-A children’s competition of various kinds, esp to pull the stems of violets against one another to determine which…
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Planting by the Signs for April 2025
Our spring plantings are coming right along. The peppers and tomatoes are safe in the green house until true warm…
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Finally Making Good Fried Chicken
After 30 years of marriage I finally managed to make delicious fried chicken last week. It was so good I…
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Skyball Paint
Today’s post was written by Paul. As promised, here’s a story song in which no one dies and nothing sad…
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March Flowers
In Choestoe, we called forsythia “March Flowers” (to indicate the month they bloomed there). Tipper (and others) call them “Yellow Bells.” Whatever…
