Appalachian Vocabulary Test 182
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear the words and phrases….
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Pulp Wood Cutters
When I mentioned pulp wood cutters in yesterday’s post, Ed Ammons pointed out that everyone might not know the definition…
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Stories from the Shed Build
We’ve been pecking away at building a shed we should have built 30 years ago. I’m not much help to…
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One Brown Bean
Today’s guest post was written by Ed Ammons. A few years ago I asked Tipper for a start of her…
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Old Recipe for Cornpone
A month or so ago Teresa from West Virginia sent me an old cornpone recipe that has been passed down…
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Cross the Brazos at Waco
Today’s post was written by Paul. “Cross the Brazos at Waco” is one of my favorite story songs. When I…
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That’s How the Cow Ate the Cabbage
that’s how the cow ate the cabbageAn expression hillfolk use to indicate that the speaker is laying it on the…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – One Of Those March Days
“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold; when it is…
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What For
I’ve used the phrase what for in place of the word why my whole life. For instance if Chitter came…
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We Heard Spring Peepers
We’ve been having typical March weather. A few warm days and then a few airish cold days to remind us…
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School Memory Books
I was 8 yr. old, in the 3rd grade in 1955. At the end of the school year, along with pictures, we received…
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Cabbage Soup
We eat a lot of cabbage. We love it fried, boiled, and in coleslaw, kraut, and pickles. I even love…
