Appalachia Through My Eyes – Oconaluftee
*The Onconaluftee area is located in present day Swain County, NC-and is where the historic Lufty Baptist Church is located….
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Lufty Baptist Church
A few months back, we visited the Lufty Baptist church in the Smoky Mountain National Park. If you’ve been reading…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Jewels
When the girls were toddlers they were more than a handful. Sometimes they were complete banshees, real ankle biters, the…
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Arsh Potato Black Walnut Cake
My favorite black walnut cake is Arsh Potato Cake-Granny has made it for years. She said she got the recipe from some…
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Grannyisms
If you look at the top of this page-you’ll see a link to my Grannyisms-page. I’ve been collecting memories-precious, funny, and inspiring about…
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Lonesome Feeling
Do you ever get lonesome? Different things make me feel lonesome. Granny’s always said being by herself makes her lonesome;…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 50
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test-take it and see how you do! Calf rope Carry Carry on Cheatingest…
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Granny Gazzie’s Gingerbread Cookies
After being out of town a few days last summer, I came home to find a bag of cookie cutters…
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Old Christmas
Today, January 6th, is celebrated as Old Christmas by some folks. Truth be told, I never even heard of Old…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Frosty Mornings
Frosty mornings in Appalachia are eating cereal in front of the stove before school; crunching through the frozen grass to…
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Of Mountains, Mountain People, and Mountain Waters That Call Their Children Home
Today’s guestpost was written by Don Casada, Don also provided all the photographs. Looking northeast up the Hazel Creek basin…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Some Guitar Players Are Frammers
Did you know some guitar players are frammers? I didn’t-until I overheard an elderly gentleman in Haywood County say the…
