Appalachia Through My Eyes – Blackberry Winter
Today is May 13, 2013. In southern Appalachia the Blackberries are blooming and the temperature at my house is 33…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day in Appalachia is wearing red or pink flowers if your Mother is still among the living; it’s wearing…
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Counting Out Rhymes
There are as many ways to decide who goes first in a game as there are games! We’ve already been…
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Aliens In The Yard?
Over the last few days there have been some strange happenings around the Blind Pig house. Oh well that was…
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Strawberry Pie
Local strawberries are finally ripe! We’ve been eating them like crazy. My favorite way is to just grab a handful…
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Old Granny Wiggins Is Dead
I came across the game Old Granny Wiggins Is Dead in the Foxfire 6 Book. The name grabbed my attention, then…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 54
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test-take it and see how you do. Ease around Eating table Epizooticks Everly…
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Playing Telephone
Have you ever played the game telephone? It’s a fun game to play especially if you’re in a group of…
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Can’t Say I’ve Ever Been More Lonesome
Almost every Sunday afternoon we meet up down at Paul’s for some pickin and grinnin. There’s much music during those…
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Roosters and Violets
This post was originally published here on the Blind Pig in April of 2010. Since it mentions a game I…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – May Waters
According to folklore I found in Frank C. Brown’s Collection, if you wash your face in the dew on May…
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Drop The Handkerchief
Drop the Handkerchief is a game I remember playing in the gym of the old Martins Creek School. The game…
