We Only Heard One Whippoorwill This Year
Only one whippoorwill has been heard around our house this year, and I didn’t even get to hear it. The…
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My Latest Treasure
Today I’m sharing a photo of my latest treasure. It’s a piece of an old plate. When Pap was a…
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From the Archives: The Orange is Calling to Me
May 15, 2014 The Mountain Azaleas are in full bloom in my part of Appalachia. Some folks call them wild…
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Asparagus Casserole
ASPARAGUS CASSEROLE Much like the situation with rhubarb, asparagus is a perennial normally relegated to a location where it can…
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Love Lifted Me (With Granny)
Today’s post was written by Paul. Last week, Granny suggested we sing the old hymn “Love Lifted Me.” The beautiful…
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When To Go Barefoot
FOR MOTHER(verse 1)I remember springtime, when I was just a childGoing barefoot down the dusty lanePicking berries that grew wildI…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – We’re Closed In Again
I love this time of the year in the mountains. Well who am I kidding I love all the times…
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Sweet Bubby Bush
Almost two years ago we had the bank above the big garden cut back. The trees had started shading the…
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I Heared Tell
My brother Steve (in red hat) with some of his coon hunting buddies 1980 A recent email correspondence with Blind…
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Earthquake
Saturday morning a few minutes after 9:00 am we experienced a 4.1 earthquake. The tremors were felt over a wide…
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New Potatoes
NEW POTATOES The first new potatoes of the year are looked forward to from the moment seed potatoes are carefully…
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Happy Mother’s Day from Appalachia – 2025
Chatter, Tipper, Chitter Being a mother has been the greatest pleasure of my life. From the first time I held…
